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Find the area of the shaded region

A. 17 Square units
B. 32 Square units
C. 16 Square units
D. 36 Square units

Find the area of the shaded region A. 17 Square units B. 32 Square units C. 16 Square-example-1

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Answer:

16 square units

Explanation:

→ Find the area of the whole triangle

0.5 × ( 5 + 4 ) × 8 = 36

→ Find the area of the small triangle

0.5 × 5 × 8 = 20

→ Minus the area's of the triangles

36 - 20 = 16 square units

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