CEMC Pascal, 2006

Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

In the diagram, the grid is made up of squares, with labelled lengths $2$ , $4$ , and $12$ . What is the area of the shaded region?

(A) $19$ (B) $24$ (C) $14$ (D) $12$ (E) $8$

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