if the width of the rectangle is 8, and the triangle is on the width of the rectangle, then the base of the rectangle is 8. the height is 7, so we use the formula area = height * base / 2 to find that the area of the triangular portion is 28. then, we find the area of the rectangle by doing 10 * 8(height * width) for a value of 80. the total area of the front of the house is 28 + 80: 108.
