plz help

The figure below shows a shaded rectangular region inside a large rectangle:

What is the probability that a point chosen inside the large rectangle is not in the shaded region?

18%
36%
42%
64%

Question

plz help

The figure below shows a shaded rectangular region inside a large rectangle:

What is the probability that a point chosen inside the large rectangle is not in the shaded region?

18%
 36%
 42%
 64%

anonymous · Answer

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perl · Answer

The probability of choosing the shaded region is equal to the fraction of the total area that the shaded region is.

anonymous · Answer

18/50

perl · Answer

$$\Large \rm{ probability = \frac{shaded~area}{total~area} 
}
$$

perl · Answer

correct , can you reduce that to lower terms

anonymous · Answer

18%