The diagram below shows a large square with two smaller squares within it. Write an expression, involving exponents, to represent the shaded area, in square inches, of the diagram. Then use that expression to calculate the shaded area, in square inches, of the diagram.

Which of the following questions describes the equation g + (-4) = -5? a)what number, when added to negative four, is equal to negative five? b)what number, when added to negative five, is equal to negative four? c)what number, when subtracted from negative four, is equal to negative five? d)what number, when subtracted from negative five, is equal to negative four?