Given,
The dimension of the larger rectangle are 8 inches by 5 inches.
The dimensions of the smaller rectangle are 4 inches by 2 inches.
Required
The area of the shaded region.
The area of the shaded region is calculated as,
[tex]Area\text{ of shaded region = area of larger rectangle -area of smaller rectangle}[/tex]
Substituting the values then,
[tex]Area\text{ of shaded region = area of larger rectangle -area of smaller rectangle}[/tex]
