Question

Let's suppose a large triangle has a hole in the middle of it in the form of a rectangle, would you add the rectangle to the area of the triangle or subtract it from the area of the triangle to find the total area? *

Answer 1

Add the area of a rectangle

Explanation:

You would add a rectangle to the area of the triangle to fill in the missing hole(i think)

Answer 2

Subtract

Explanation:

There is nothing but a rectangular hole on the triangle. Therefore, subtracting away a piece of the triangle.