Name
Date
1–2
Area Problems
Josh cut out several rectangles and then cut out shapes from inside the rectangles. The
shaded part of the figure in each problem below shows the part that was cut out. What is
the area of the remaining figure?
1.
2.
3.
2 in.
4 in.
3 in.
8 in.
2 in.
9 in.
5 in.
4 in.
1 in.
10 in.
7 in.
5 in.
68 square inches
23 square inches
55 square inches
Josh found the areas of three more cutout designs. He wrote the areas and several dimen-
sions on them. Josh gave them to Merilee. He challenged her to find the missing dimen-
sions without using a ruler. What are the missing dimensions in problems 4–6?
6.
4.
5.
7 in.
? in.
? in.
2 in
6 in.
2 in.
? in.
3 in.
5 in.
? in.
3 in.
4 in.
Area = 50 sq in
.
Area = 29 sq in.
Area = 18 sq in.
10 inches; 5 inches
6 inches
5 inches