Which is the area of the shaded region?

A square with each side equal to ten feet has two small squares removed, each with sides 2 feet. The large square is shaded orange except for the two small squares, which are not shaded.

eighty-four square feet

ninety-two square feet

ninety-six square feet

one hundred four square feet

Question

Which is the area of the shaded region?

A square with each side equal to ten feet has two small squares removed, each with sides 2 feet. The large square is shaded orange except for the two small squares, which are not shaded.

eighty-four square feet

ninety-two square feet

ninety-six square feet

one hundred four square feet

anonymous · Answer

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chihiroasleaf · Answer

find the area of the largest square and find the area of the two smaller squares, then subtract..

anonymous · Answer

so 10 and 2?

chihiroasleaf · Answer

the bigger square has side of ten feet, then what's the area of this square?
how to find the area of a square? :)

anonymous · Answer

I have no idea... I'm sorry I suck at math.

chihiroasleaf · Answer

well..., let's say that we have a square.., and the length of each side is $a$ , then the area of the square is $ a^2 $|dw:1360613822837:dw|

do you get it?