Jon draws a 6 cm by 9 cm rectangle. He shades a square with a side length of 4 cm inside his rectangle. What area of the rectangle is left unshaded?

Question

Jon draws a 6 cm by 9 cm rectangle. He shades a square with a side length of 4 cm inside his rectangle. What area of the rectangle is left unshaded?



Answer 1

6x9 = 54

4x4 = 16

54-16 = 38 cm^2 left unshaded