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Grade 6HardQuadrants

Quadrants · Hard problem

A rectangular garden has opposite corners at (−4,−3)(-4, -3) and (6,5)(6, 5). A straight path runs along the xx-axis through the garden, splitting it into a strip above the axis and a strip below it. What fraction of the garden's total area lies below the xx-axis? Give your answer in lowest terms.