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Understanding Shaded Area Calculations

Understanding Shaded Area Calculations

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

5th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
3.MD.C.7B, 3.MD.C.7D, 7.G.B.4

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Emma Peterson

Used 2+ times

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B
,
CCSS.3.MD.C.7D
,
CCSS.7.G.B.4
CCSS.6.G.A.1
,
CCSS.4.MD.A.3
,
This video tutorial teaches how to find the area of shaded regions by subtracting the area of one shape from another. It covers various examples, including subtracting circles from squares, rectangles from rectangles, and parallelograms from squares. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of calculating the area of each shape and then using subtraction to find the shaded area. Key concepts include understanding compound shapes and applying basic geometry formulas.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in finding the area of a shaded region?

Multiply the areas of all shapes

Divide the area of one shape by another

Add the areas of all shapes

Subtract the area of one shape from another

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a square has a side length of 10, what is its area?

50 square units

200 square units

150 square units

100 square units

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you find the radius of a circle if the diameter is 10?

Add 5 to the diameter

Divide the diameter by 2

Multiply the diameter by 2

Subtract 5 from the diameter

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the area of a rectangle with dimensions 8 by 10?

100 square units

80 square units

40 square units

18 square units

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a U-shaped figure, how do you find the shaded area?

Subtract the area of the small rectangle from the big rectangle

Divide the area of the big rectangle by the small rectangle

Multiply the areas of the big and small rectangles

Add the areas of the big and small rectangles

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the area of a square with a side length of 14?

150 square units

100 square units

196 square units

200 square units

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you calculate the area of a triangle?

Base minus height

Base times height divided by 2

Base times height

Base plus height

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

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