Area of

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Area of Shaded Regions
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Area of a Shaded Region
1. Find area of whole figure. 2. Find area of
unshaded figure(s). 3. Subtract unshaded area
from whole figure. 4. Label answer with units2
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Example Find the area of the shaded region.
Area Whole Rectangle
20 ft
7 ft
15 ft
Area Unshaded Square
7 ft
Area Shaded Region
4
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Area Whole Square
Area Circle
Area Shaded Region
14 cm
5
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Area Trapezoid
20 m
Area Rectangle
3 m
12 m
2 m
Area Shaded Region
8 m
6
100
Find the area of the shaded region.
Area Whole Rectangle
Area Unshaded
Area Shaded Region
7
101
Find the area of the shaded region.
Area Parallelogram
11"
7"
Area Triangle
8"
6"
12"
Area Shaded Region
8
102
Find the area of the shaded region.
Area Whole
Area Rectangle
Area Shaded Region
9
103
Find the area of the shaded region.
Area Circle
Area Triangle
4 yd
Area Shaded Region
10
104
A cement path 3 feet wide is poured around a
rectangular pool. If the pool is 15 feet by 7
feet, how much cement was needed to create the
path?
Area Path Pool
Area Pool
Area Path