Question

Can someone please help? im really confused.

Answer 1

Given:

Each big square represents one whole.

To find:

The percent represented by the shaded area.

Solution:

One big square have 100 small square.

Shaded part of first big square = 100

Fraction of shaded part of first big square = $\frac{100}{100}$

Shaded part of second big square = 19

Fraction of shaded part of second big square = $\frac{19}{100}$

Fraction of total shaded area:

              $=\frac{100}{100}+\frac{19}{100}$

              $=\frac{100+19}{100}$

              $=\frac{119}{100}$

Percent of shaded area:

              $=\frac{119}{100}\times 100\%$

              = 119%

The shaded area is 119%.