A 6 cm by 2 cm strip was cut from a rectangle with sides 6 cm and 8 cm using one cut.

A 6 cm by 2 cm strip was cut from a rectangle with sides 6 cm and 8 cm using one cut. What is the area of the remaining part?

Brief notation of the condition:

the dimensions of the rectangle are 6 cm and 8 cm;

the dimensions of the cut strip are 6 cm and 2 cm,

the area of the remaining part -? cm.

1. Calculate the area of the rectangle before cutting:

6 8 = 48 cm ^ 2.

2. The area of the cut strip:

6 2 = 12 cm ^ 2.

3. Determine the area of the remaining part:

48 – 12 = 36 cm ^ 2.

Answer: the rest has an area of 36 cm ^ 2.