Question

Find the area of the shape shown
below.

Answer 1

The area of the figure is 28 units².

Explanation:

Find the area of the full rectangle, ignoring the triangle.

`a = lw \\ a = 4 * 8 = 32`

Then, find the area of the triangle:

`a = (bh)/(2) \\ a = (2 * 4)/(2) \\ a = 4`

Finally, subtract:

`32 - 4 = 28`