A rectangular piece of fabric is 16ft by 11ft. A triangular area with a height of 5.4ft and a base of 8.2ft is cut from the fabric. How much area is left over?
A. 131.72 ft2
B. 153.86 ft2
C. 221.1 ft2
D. 263.44 ft2

Question

A rectangular piece of fabric is 16ft by 11ft. A triangular area with a height of 5.4ft and a base of 8.2ft is cut from the fabric. How much area is left over?
	A. 131.72 ft2 	
	B. 153.86 ft2 	
	C. 221.1 ft2 	
	D. 263.44 ft2

shane_b · Answer

All you need to do is calculate the area of the rectangular and subtract off the area of the triangle.$$\Large A_{rect}=L*W$$$$\Large A_{triangle}=\frac{1}{2}b*h$$