Answer:
[tex]\boxed{\text{216 ft}^{2}}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
The formula for the area of a parallelogram is
A = bh
[tex]\begin{array}{rcl}A & = & \text{24 ft} \times \text{9 ft}\\& = & \textbf{216 ft}^{\mathbf{2}}\\\end{array}[/tex]
[tex]\text{The area of the space is $\boxed{\textbf{216 ft}^{\mathbf{2}}}$}[/tex]
