What is the area of this figure?

Answer:
[tex]48[/tex] [tex]cm^2[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
We can split this into 2 different rectangles
a 2 by 3 rectangle and a 6 by 7 rectangle
[tex]6*7\\42[/tex]
[tex]2*3\\6[/tex]
Now add the two areas
[tex]42+6\\48 cm^2[/tex]
I hope this helps