The figure is made up of a rectangle and a square not drawn to scale.
79 of the square is unshaded and
18 of the rectangle is shaded. What fraction of the figure is shaded?
Unshaded square |
Shaded area |
Unshaded rectangle |
7x1 |
2x1 |
|
|
1x2 |
7x2 |
7 u |
2 u |
14 u |
Area of shaded square and area of shaded rectange have overlapping areas which is the same area.
LCM of 1 and 2 = 2
Fraction of the figure that is shaded
=
Shaded areaTotal area =
27 + 2 + 14 =
223 Answer(s):
223