Finding the Area Between Two Rectangles
Finding Area Between Two Rectangles, Examples 1

Finding Area Between Two Rectangles, Examples 2
Calculate the shaded area of this shape.

Solution:
Step 1: Find the area of the larger rectangle via this formula (A_{B}=l_{B}×w_{B}.
4×8=32)
Step 2: Find the area of the lesser rectangle via this formula (A_{S}=l_{S}×w_{S})(
3×3=9)
Step 3: Subtract the area of the lesser rectangle from the area of the bigger rectangle to find the area between the two rectangles.
(32-9=23)
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