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Question 275782: Two shaded circles are inside a rectangle that has one side that is 2" and the bottom side is 4". What is the probibilty of an object landing randomly on the figure in the shaded circle. " Express the probability as a percent."
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That would depend a great deal on the size of the circles in relation to the size of the rectangle and whether the random falling of objects is constrained to inside the rectangle or not. Presuming the rectangle as a universal constraint, find the area of each of the circles. Add the two areas of the circles. The sum of the areas of the two circles is the numerator of your probability fraction. The area of the rectangle is your denominator.

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