Answer:
48cm^2
Explanation:
We can break the composite figure into two pieces.
We take the bottom rectangle and determine its area
The figure is 10 cm by 2 cm
A = 10*2 = 20cm^2
The height of the vertical rectangle is 9 cm -2 cm = 7 cm
The width is 10 cm - 6 cm = 4 cm
The figure is 7 cm cm by 4 cm
A = 7*4 = 28cm^2
The total area is the sum of the two areas
20 cm^2 + 28 cm^2 = 48 cm^2