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Keeping in mind that the area of a rectangle is simply width * length, if we get the area of the larger rectangle, and then
subtract the area of the smaller rectangle, we're in effect making a hole in the larger rectangle's area and thus what's leftover is the shaded area.
Answer: a)
b) 
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
a) In order to get an even number, you have the 3 different scenarios:
1) Even, Even, Even, Even 
2) Even, Even, Odd, Odd
3) Odd, Odd, Odd, Odd 
<em>Order doesn't matter</em>
Add them up to get your answer: 
b) If one die is a 2 and another is a 3 and the other two dice can be any number, then you have 1 possibility for a 2, 1 possibility for a 3, and 6 possibilities for each of the other two dice.

4.2 because it has a box around the corner that makes it whole