Find the area of the shaded section.
3 cm
9 cm
7 cm
16cm​

The area of the shaded portion is 123 cm^2

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, we want to find the area of the shaded portion

To find this, we subtract the area of the smaller inner rectangle from that of the outside bigger one

Mathematically, the area of a rectangle at any point in time is length * width

For the bigger one, we have;16 * 9 = 144 cm^2

For the smaller inner one, we have ;3 * 7 = 21 cm^2

The area of the shaded portion which is the difference is;

144-21 = 123 cm^2

answer: a

step-by-step explanation: the answer is a due to the rule of symmetry; that a line of symmetry must divide a figure into 2 pieces that are the exact same, only reflected over a line of symmetry. b and c do not have lines of symmetry and would not divide the figure evenly, thus making the answer a.