No wells rectangular deck has the links of 18 feet in the width the 16th feet if the hot tip take the square that is 4 feet on each side in the middle of the deck how Mitch is left of the deck
The area of the deck is length times width: 18x16=288. The area of thing in middle: 4x4=16. If you take away the area of the thing in the middle from the deck you get: 288-16=272. Your answer should be 272 square feet :)