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Subject :IMO    Class : Class 6

The adjoining figure (not drawn to scale) is made up of a square WXYZ and a rectangle ABCD. The area of the square is 64 cm2. The length of the rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is the total area of the unshaded part?


A52 cm2
B142 cm2
C112 cm2
D98 cm2


couldn't understand this one!!!

Ans 1:

Class : Class 8
Why should I subtract the shaded area two times?????? we should subtract it one time

Ans 2:

Class : Class 7
yes, we should only subtract it one time

Ans 3:

Class : Class 9
yes , the correct ans is option B. We should not subtract the shaded area two times.

Ans 4:

Class : Class 8
it is extremely obvious that the shaded area needs to be subtracted twice as the shaded area is occurring in both shapes!!!!!!!! even if u find the area of the unshaded area separately, u are going to get the same answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it is definitely C!!!!!!! (C) (C)

Ans 5:

Class : Class 8
The Shaded Area must be subtracted 2 times because it is overlapping the same area of both of the shapes.

Ans 6:

Class : Class 7
2 times cause it overlaps on 2 shapes

Ans 7:

Class : Class 8
Yes I think we should subtract the shaded area only one time . Why they subtracting it two times

Ans 8:

Class : Class 9

Ans 9:

Class : Class 7
how did we get the area of WXYZ????????????????????

Ans 10:

Class : Class 7
it should be subtracted 2 times as the shaded area is coming in both the figures....we have taken the whole area of both the shapes

Ans 11:

Class : Class 8
yes answer should be B

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