The width of rectangle $P Q R S$ is the horizontal distance between points $P$ and $Q$ (or points $S$ and $R$ ), since these points have equal $y$-coordinates.

This distance is equal to the difference between their $x$-coordinates or $4-(-4)=8$.

Similarly, the height of rectangle $P Q R S$ is equal the vertical distance between points $S$ and $P$ (or points $R$ and $Q$ ), since these points have equal $x$-coordinates.

This distance is equal to the difference between their $y$-coordinates or $2-(-2)=4$.

The area of rectangle $P Q R S$ is $8 \times 4=32$.

ANsWER: (B)
In the diagram, what is the area of rectangle PQRS?
(A) 36
(B) 32
(C) 40
(D) 20
(E) 44

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