Question

What is the area of the white box

Answer 1

12 m²

Explanation:

The white box is a rectangle with width of:

a = 2 m

and length of:

b = 7 m - 1 m = 6 m

So its area is A = 2 m × 6 m = 12 m²

{The shaded blue area is: (5 m + 1 m)(8 m) - 12 m² = 48 m² - 12 m² = 36 m²}