How to Find the Area of the Shaded Region | Triangle in a Square | Math with Mr. J

How do you find the area of a shaded region when one shape is inside another?

• Add the areas of both shapes.

• Multiply the areas of both shapes.

• Subtract the area of the smaller shape from the area of the larger shape.

• Divide the area of the larger shape by the area of the smaller shape.

What is the area of the outside square if each side is 7 yards long?

• 14 square yards

• 28 square yards

• 49 square yards

• 7 square yards

A triangle has a base of 4 yards and a height of 5 yards. What is its area?

• 9 square yards

• 10 square yards

• 20 square yards

• 40 square yards

If the area of the square is 49 square yards and the area of the triangle is 10 square yards, what is the area of the shaded region?

• 59 square yards

• 39 square yards

• 4.9 square yards

• 490 square yards