Find the area of the shape shown
below.

Answer:
The area of the figure is 28 units².
Step-by-step explanation:
Find the area of the full rectangle, ignoring the triangle.
[tex]a = lw \\ a = 4 \times 8 = 32[/tex]
Then, find the area of the triangle:
[tex]a = \frac{bh}{2} \\ a = \frac{2 \times 4}{2} \\ a = 4[/tex]
Finally, subtract:
[tex]32 - 4 = 28[/tex]