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As values of sides of rectangle is not given and we need to calculate the ratio, we can assume Smart numbers for easy calculation.
Let length of rectangle AB=DP=40AB=DP=40 and width AD=BC=20AD=BC=20

Hence area of rectangle =40∗20=800=40∗20=800

Area of non-shaded region =800−=800−area of shaded region

so DP=PC=20DP=PC=20 and BQ=CQ=10BQ=CQ=10

Now its easy to calculate areas of shaded regions which are right angle triangles ADP, CPQ and ABQ

the area of ADP=12∗20∗20=200=12∗20∗20=200

area of CPQ=12∗20∗10=100=12∗20∗10=100

area of ABQ=12∗40∗10=200=12∗40∗10=200

Hence area of shaded region =200+200+100=500=200+200+100=500

area of non shaded region =800−500=300=800−500=300

So ratio =500300=5:3=500300=5:3

Option C
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