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In Fig. 8.6 (i) and Fig. 8.6 (ii), find the ratio of the area of the shaded portion to that of the whole figure:

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Assume the area of each small square is 1 square unit.

(i) Ratio of the area of the shaded portion to that of the whole figure in figure 1 
\frac{\text { Area of the shaded region }}{\text { Area of the whole figure }}=\frac{8 \text { square units }}{16 \text { square units }}=\frac{1}{2}=1: 2

(ii) Ratio of the area of the shaded portion to that of the whole figure in figure 2 

\frac{\text { Area of shaded portion }}{\text { Area of the whole figure }}=\frac{16 \text { square units }}{32 \text { square units }}=\frac{1}{2}=1: 2

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