Answer:
249 centimeters squared
Step-by-step Explanation:
The area of the rectangle: l x w, where l is the length and w is the width.
= 15.5 x 18
= 279
Area of the smaller rectangle: l x w, where l is the length and w is the width.
= 4 x 7.5
= 30
We do not need this 30.
Area of the shaded region:
= 279 - 30
= 249 cm²
We know that these two angles are equal to each other (There is the "congruent" sign) so we can set them equal to each other and solve for x
3x - 17 = 25 - 3x
(3x + 3x) - 17 = 25 + (-3x + 3x)
6x + (- 17 + 17) = 25 + 17
6x/6 = 42/6
x = 7
Hope this helped!
One plus one equals to one