I found your complete question in another source.
See attached image.
For this case what you should see is that you have two similar triangles.
We then have the following relationship:
((AB) / (BX)) = ((CD) / (DX))
We cleared CD:
CD = ((AB) / (BX)) * (DX)
Substituting the values:
CD = ((12) / (5)) * (2.5)
CD = 6
Answer:
CD = 6
So find the area of the WHOLE triangle shaded or not, and use the formula 1/2bh. After that, use the same formula to find the area of the non shaded triangle. Then, subtract the non shaded from the big traingle. Hope I helped! :)
6 (or B is you prefer) is the right answer