SOLUTION: two 7x7 squares overlap forming a 7x11 rectangle. what is the area of the region in which the squares overlap?

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Question 1012917: two 7x7 squares overlap forming a 7x11 rectangle. what is the area of the region in which the squares overlap?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you laid them side by side, they would be 7 x 14. Since the size given is 7 x 11, there must be three inches of overlap...the area of that is 3 x 7 = 21.