The sides of the rectangle are equal to 14cm and 8cm. Find its area of the rectangle if each side is reduced by 4cm.

1. Determine how many cm the length of the rectangle will be if it is reduced by 4 cm:

14 – 4 = 10 cm;

2. Determine how many cm the width of the rectangle will be if it is reduced by 4 cm:

8 – 4 = 4 cm;

3. Determine the area of a rectangle with sides 10 cm and 4 cm:

10 * 4 = 40 cm2.

Answer: The area of the reduced rectangle is 40 cm2.