Answer :
The area of the picture is 68 square inches
How to calculate the area of a square
Given the following parameters
Area of the frame alone = 72 square inches
Area of the square picture = 2 * 2 = 4 square inches
Determine the area of the picture
Area of the picture = 72 square in - 4 square in
Area of the picture = 68 square inches
Hence the area of the picture is 68 square inches
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