Question

A sports team is building a new stadium on a rectangular lot of land. If the lot measures 8x by 12x and the sports field will be 2x by 4x, how much of the lot will be left over to build bleachers on?
a. 104x^2
b. 28x^2
c. 96x^2
d. 88x^2

Answer 1

well, just find
(8x)(12x) - (2x)(4x)
= ....

Answer 2

8x (12x -1 x) = 8x*11x = 88x^2