how do i find the area of this shape and you tell me step by step it says find the area of the shaded region
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First, you need to find out the are of the whole rectangle, which as you probably know, you just need to multiply base by height.Then, you need to substract the are of the two little squares, which luckily are both the same size. To find out the are of a square you multiply a side twice.Therefore,Whole rectangle area:(32+8) * (8+8) = 40 * 16 = 640 sq. ft.Two small squares:2 * (8 * 8) = 2 * 64 = 128 sq. ft.We substract:640 - 128 = 512 sq. ft.