A composite figure has three congruent triangles removed from it. What is the area of the shaded region?

Answer:
The area of the shaded region is [tex]96\ ft^{2}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
we know that
The area of the shaded region is equal to the area of the three squares minus the area of the three triangles
so
[tex]A=3(8^{2})-3(\frac{1}{2}(8)(8))= 192- 96=96\ ft^{2}[/tex]