Two parts of this square shaded. The other two parts are unshaded. What is the ratio of the shaded area to the unshaded area? Give your answer in its simplest form.
4cm
4cm
8cm
8cm
1 answer
The total area of the square is 8cm x 8cm = 64cm². The shaded area is 2/4 of the total area, which is 32cm². The unshaded area is 2/4 of the total area, which is also 32cm². Therefore, the ratio of the shaded area to the unshaded area is 32:32, or simply 1:1.