Answer:
24 yd^2
Step-by-step explanation:
There's a large rectangle here, 4 yd wide and 8 yd long. The area of this large rectangle is 32 yd^2.
The smaller rectangle is 4 yd long and 2 yd wide, and so its area is 8 yd^2.
The area of the figure is thus 32 yd^2 - 8 yd^2, or 24 yd^2.
