Question

Find the area of the shape shown
below.

Answer 1

The area is 108 units².

Explanation:

1. Take the area of the full rectangle:

`a = 8 * 24 = 192`

2. Take the area of the missing triangle:

`a = (7 * 24)/(2) \\ a = 7 * 12 \\ a = 84`

3. Subtract the 2.

`192-84=108`