Question

In this figure, the unshaded region represents a painting and the shaded region represents a frame around the painting. All angles are right angles. 6 in. 10 in. 9.5 in. 13.5 in. (a) What is the area of the painting? Show your work. (b) What is the area of the frame? Show your work. 7swer:[a] the area of the painting is 60 square inches the area of the frame is 60.25 square inches

Answer 1

Area of the painting: area of the small rectangle ( unshaded )

a)

Area of a rectangle = Lenght x width

Area of painting = 9.5 x 6 = 57 in2

b) area of the frame = area of the big rectangle - area of the small rectangle

Area of big rectangle = 13.5 x 10 = 135 in2

Area of the frame = 135 - 57 = 78 in2

Answers:

a - 57 in2

b - 78 in 2