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Find the area of the shaded region. DO NOT TYPE THE UNITS, JUST THE NUMERICAL ANSWER.

14 cm
25 cm
11 cm

Find the area of the shaded region. DO NOT TYPE THE UNITS, JUST THE NUMERICAL ANSWER-example-1
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First we find the area of the rectangle.
A = L * W
A = 25 * 14
= 350cm^2

Now, find the area of the triangle.
A = 1/2b * h
A = 12.5 * 11
= 137.5cm^2

350 - 137.5 = 212.5cm^2

The area of the shaded region is 212.5cm^2
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