Question

a rectangular painting including the frame is 28 inches wide and 24 inches tall.the opening inside the frame is 24 inches wide and 20 inches tall.what is the area covered by the frame

Answer 1

subtract the smaller rectangle from the larger. The remainder is the area covered by the frame.

28*24 - 24*20 = ?

or, rewriting things a bit,

28*24 - 20*24 = 8*24 = ?

Answer 2

192?

Answer 3

Oh rectangular painting is 24 inches wide and 20 inches tall without the frame with the frame is 28 inches wide and 24 inches top what is the area of the frame not covered by the painting