AMC 8 Daily Practice Round 4

Complete problem set with solutions and individual problem pages

Problem 5 Easy

In the following figure, the side length of each small square is 1 cm. What is the area of the shaded part?

  • A.

    2.5 cm2

  • B.

    3 cm2

  • C.

    3.5 cm2

  • D.

    4 cm2

  • E.

    4.5 cm2

Answer:C

9-\left( 1\times 2\times \frac 12+2\times 2\times \frac{1}{2}+1\times 3\times \frac{1}{2}+1\times 2\times \frac{1}{2} \right)=3.5 cm2