THE BASE OF A TRIANGLE IS 16 INCHES AND ITS ALTITUDE IS 10 INCHES....

24. The base of a triangle is 16 inches and its altitude is 10 inches. The area of the trapezoid cut off by a

line 4 inches from the vertex is

(A) 134.4

(B) 67.2

(C) 38.6

(D) 72

(E) not determined from the information given