Its 108 because you have to split up the rectangles so when you cut them in half you will have 2 separate rectangles 1 with a base of 8 and a height of 9 so you will multiply those so 9 x 8 = 72 then just do the other two so 6 x 6 = 36 now you add those together 36 + 72 = 108 hope that helps