Answer:
42cm²
Explanation:
*internal screaming* okay, let's go:
So, at this point, I don't even know what I'm doing, so I'm not going to guarantee that this is right, I'm sorry, but let's do some random math:
So we know that the length (the top and bottom) of the rectangle is 7 cm, we just have to figure out the width (the sides), and we're gonna do that by:
0.5 x 2 = 1
7 - 1 = 6
So now we just do the basic rectangle area calculation:
7 x 6 = 42
So, I hope that the area of the shaded area is 42cm²
if this is wrong, let me know so I can fix it
hope this helps:/