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What is the area of the shaded region?

What is the area of the shaded region?-example-1
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area of large triangle
= 1/2 bh
= 1/2 (5)(12)
= 1/2 (60)
= 30

area of un-shaded triangle
= 1/2bh
= 1/2(3)(4)
= 1/2 (12)
= 6

area of shaded = area of large triangle - area of un-shaded triangle
area of shaded = 30 - 6
area of shaded = 24

answer
24
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