The figure is made up of a rectangle and a square not drawn to scale.
78 of the square is unshaded and
111 of the rectangle is shaded. What fraction of the figure is shaded?
Unshaded square |
Shaded area |
Unshaded rectangle |
7x1 |
1x1 |
|
|
1x1 |
10x1 |
7 u |
1 u |
10 u |
Area of shaded square and area of shaded rectange have overlapping areas which is the same area.
LCM of 1 and 1 = 1
Fraction of the figure that is shaded
=
Shaded areaTotal area =
17 + 1 + 10 =
118 Answer(s):
118