Question

A maritime flag is shown. What is the area of the shaded part of the flag?

Explain your reasoning.
(I provided a picture, you might need to zoom in or scroll on it.)

Answer 1

i belive the asnwer is 72

Explanation:

the area of the rectangle given including the shaded area is 8*12= 96

the area of the triangle that is not shaded is 12*4/2=24 because the base is 12 and the height is 4.

the area of the rectangle minus the area of the triangle 96-24=72