What is the area of the quadrilateral?

Answer:
[tex] 16 \: {m}^{2} [/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Area of the quadrilateral
[tex] = \frac{1}{\cancel 2} \times 8 \times \cancel 2 + \frac{1}{\cancel 2} \times 8 \times \cancel 2 \\ \\ = 8 + 8 \\ \\ = 16 \: {m}^{2} [/tex]