Answer:
28cm
Explanation:
To calculate the area of this shape, we need to seperate it into two shapes.
We see that the length of the top shape is 2 CM. Since the top shape is a square, we know it is a 2x2 shape (because two of the other sides are 2cm.) The area of the top shape, the square, can be found by performing the formula for calculating area (length x width). 2 x 2 = 4 (duh, haha). Now, we need to find the area of the bottom shape. Since we're separating them into two shapes, we need to subtract the length of the first shape and this one. 4 x 6 (the area formula) will give us 24. Now, we need to add our two shapes to get the area of the entire shape. 24 cm + 4 cm = 28 cm.