Question

Hey would this be 36 ? ..the reason I am asking is because I'm trying to help a friend and the closest answer on the bottom is 37

Answer 1

The area for the above figure would be 37cm, actually.
If you were to separate the figure into two, with one being 3cm wide and 7cm long, and the other being 2 cm wide and 8cm(15 - 7) long and find the area for each of them, you would end up with one being 21 centimeter squared and the other with 16 centimeters squared. 21 + 16 = 37.

Answer 2

A=(7*3)+(15-7)*2

A=21+2*8

A=21+16

A=37 cm^2