The figure is made up of a rectangle and a square not drawn to scale.
79 of the square is unshaded and
111 of the rectangle is shaded. What fraction of the figure is unshaded?
Unshaded square |
Shaded area |
Unshaded rectangle |
7x1 |
2x1 |
|
|
1x2 |
10x2 |
7 u |
2 u |
20 u |
Area of shaded square and area of shaded rectangle have overlapping areas which is the same area.
LCM of 1 and 2 = 2
Fraction of the figure that is unshaded
=
Unshaded areaTotal area =
7 + 207 + 2 + 20 =
2729 Answer(s):
2729