Question

Given the two rectangles below. Find the area of the shaded region.

7
2
4
2

Answer:
\text{ units}^2 units
2

Answer 1

52 units²

Explanation:

A = L × W

Area = Length × Width

First find the total area: 44

Half that to find the total left side that is shaded: 22

Find the bottom right side, imagine it is a seperate shape. It would be 4 × 2 = 8. 44 + 8 = 52.

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