Question

Look at the rectangle at right. Find the ratio of the shaded area
to the area of the whole figure. Find the ratio of the shaded
area to the unshaded area.

Answer 1

How many little squares does the whole rectangle have?

Answer 2

32

Answer 3

Correct how many are shaded?

Answer 4

12

Answer 5

yes so for the whole area 32 you have 12 shaded
so its 32:12
or 8:3

Answer 6

next find the number that are not shaded
a= number not shaded

a: 12

thats the second part

Answer 7

i got a for 32

Answer 8

Really you counted 32 squared that are not shaded?

Answer 9

no what i did was 8/3=A/12, then 3a=96 which i dived by 3 in both side that how i got 32

Answer 10

or 20