What is the area of this shape?

Answer:82cm^2
Step-by-step explanation:
Area of shape=area of big rectangle + area of small rectangle
Length of big rectangle=10
Width of big rectangle=7
area=length x width
area of big rectangle=10x7
area of big rectangle=70
Length of small rectangle=4
Width of small rectangle=10-7=3
Area=length x width
area of small rectangle=4x3
area of small rectangle=12
Area of shape=70+12
Area of shape=82cm^2