The '4' marked in the cut-out must be its width, because it can't be the height ... the height of the cut-out must be 3. / / / The area of the entire big rectangle is 12 x 14 = 168. The area of the little cut-out is 4 x 3 = 12. The area left is 168 - 12 = 154 ./ / / By the way ... if you're not getting many answers, it's because your drawings are unreadable. Put away the big orange marker and use a ballpoint pen instead.