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Find the shaded area. Hint: Please note that it is a larger rectangle with a smaller rectangle cut out of it. SHOW ALL WORK! 16 ft

Find the shaded area. Hint: Please note that it is a larger rectangle with a smaller-example-1
User Ferguzz
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It is important to know that the shaded area refers to the difference between the large rectangle and the smaller. So, let's find the area of each rectangle.


\begin{gathered} A_{\text{large}}=bh=16ft\cdot12ft=192ft^2 \\ A_{\text{smaller}}=bh=12ft\cdot4ft=48ft^2 \end{gathered}

Then, we subtract


A_{\text{shaded}}=192ft^2-48ft^2=144ft^2

Therefore, the area of the shaded region is 144 square feet.

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