Question

Find the area of the shaded region in the figure below.

Answer 1

Area of shaded region = 28 in^2

Explanation:

Area of rectangle = 8 x 5 = 40 in^2

Area of triangle = 1/2 x 8 x 3 = 12 in^2

Area of shaded region = 40 in^2 - 12 in^2 = 28 in^2