What is the shaded area of the triangle

Find the full area of the triangle, and take away the area of the rectangle inside it to get the area of the shaded bits.
Area of whole triangle = (base x height) / 2 = (24 x 18) / 2 = 216
Area of rectangle = 6 x 20 = 120
Area of shaded region = 216 - 120 = 96
So 96 is the answer