What is the area of the shaded part of the parallelogram?

A.
784 m²

B.
616 m²

C.
588 m²

D.
392 m²

Question

What is the area of the shaded part of the parallelogram?		
  

 
 A.
784 m²
 
 B.
616 m²
 
 C.
588 m²
 
 D.
392 m²

kaedalozzano10 · Answer

royalranger · Answer

Find the area of the parallelogram and subtract out the area of the square.

kaedalozzano10 · Answer

how do i do the are of parallegarm

kaedalozzano10 · Answer

i maent area

royalranger · Answer

Area of a parallelogram = Base x Height

kaedalozzano10 · Answer

oh ok

kaedalozzano10 · Answer

ok so i multiplied 28 time 21 and got 588

royalranger · Answer

Don't forget your units. meters x meters = m^2

kaedalozzano10 · Answer

what? i am confuesed

royalranger · Answer

$$28m \times 21m = 588m ^{2}$$

kaedalozzano10 · Answer

oh ok

kaedalozzano10 · Answer

but thats is what i did 28 times 21 =588

royalranger · Answer

Yes, you did. But look at your options, all of the values have: $$m ^{2}$$ at the end

kaedalozzano10 · Answer

ok

kaedalozzano10 · Answer

and my answer would be c

royalranger · Answer

Now find the area of the square. Include your units. Then subtract that from the area of the parallelogram.

royalranger · Answer

No your answer is not C. it asks for the shaded region, not the whole parallelogram.

kaedalozzano10 · Answer

wait but it says the area is that shaded

royalranger · Answer

Notice how the square is not shaded? so you need to subtract out that area.

kaedalozzano10 · Answer

can u show me how plz i am super confused

royalranger · Answer

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