Area of Shaded Region Word Problems

Mr. Hubbs bought a new home and wanted to place new grass on his lawn around his house. What is the area of the shaded area shown, his lawn?

• 13,600 ft²

• 18,400 ft²

• 16,000 ft²

• 2,400 ft²

What is the area of the shaded region?

• 4 cm²

• 16 cm²

• 8 cm²

• 12 cm²

What operation do you use to find area of a shaded region once you have found both areas?

• ADD

• SUBTRACT

• MULTIPLY

• DIVIDE

What is the area of the green area?

• 195 meters²

• 195 meters

• 30 meters

• 225 meters²

To promote recycling, the ground of the neighborhood sandbox is being covered with shredded tires . The sandbox will not be covered.
What is the area of the shredded tire portion of the playground?

• 3600 feet²

• 450 feet²

• 1342 feet²

• 3150 feet²

A classroom measures 20 feet by 15 feet. A carpet in the room for a play area measures 6 feet by 6 feet. What is the area not covered by the carpet?

• 336

• 264

• 300

• 276

Penny's garden has a fountain in the middle that has a length of 3 feet and a width of 2 feet. The garden around it has a length of 8 feet and a width of 6 feet. What is the area of the garden not covered by the fountain?

• 48 feet²

• 40 feet²

• 42 feet²

• 54 feet²

What is the area of the shaded region?

• 84

• 92

• 34

• 58

Solve.

• 386.97 cm²

• 122.5 cm²

• 50.3 cm²

• 102.4 cm²

• 130cm²

• 115 cm²

• 70 cm²

• 85 cm²