Answer:
The area that was not painted is
Step-by-step explanation:
step 1
Find the area of the rectangle
we know that
The area of a rectangle is equal to
In this problem we have
substitute
step 2
Find the area that was painted
step 3
Find the area that was not painted
Subtract the area that was painted from the total area of rectangle
so
8(x-2) = 3(x+3) I am not sure what we were supposed to do because you did not state what form we are converting this to.