Six equilateral triangles are connected to create a regular hexagon. The area of the hexagon is 24 A squared minus 18 square units. Which is an equivalent expression for the area of the hexagon based on the area of a triangle?

The hexagon is made of 6 equal equilateral triangles, so divide its area, 24A² − 18, by 6 to find the area of one triangle: 4A² − 3. Multiplying that triangle area by 6 gives 6(4A² − 3), which is choice B.

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