Question

What is the area of the shaded region?
36 m
20 m
36 m
20 m

Answer 1

896 meters sq

Explanation:

Step 1. Find the area of each square

Big square: 36 x 36 = 1296

Small square: 20 x 20 = 400

Step 2. Find the area of the shaded region only

big square A - small square A = ONLY shaded region area

1296 - 400 = A

896
`m^(2)` = A

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