Answer:
36 cm squared
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve this problem, I first construct a line. (shown in yellow in the first photo)
I then find the area of the top rectangle. (6 cm * 4 cm = 24 cm squared.)
Next, I find the area of the lower rectangle. But...to do that I have to find the length of the line that I constructed. To do this, I do 6cm-2cm=4cm.
Then I can find the area of the lower rectangle. (4cm*3cm=12cm squared.)
add up the area of both of the rectangles and.........12+24=36 cm squared
