Note, josh....if we drew a horizontal line at y = 1, we would divide the figure up into two triangles at the top and a trapezoid at the bottom
The top left triangle has a base of 3 and a height of 2, so its area = (1/2)base * height = (1/2)(3)(2) = 3
The top right triangle has a base of 5 and a height of 1....so the area = (1/2)(5)(1) = 5/2 = 2.5
The trapezoid formed has a height of 4 and two parallel bases of 8 and 11
So...its area = (1/2)(height)(sum of the bases) = (1/2)(4)(8 + 11) = 2(19) = 38
So....the total area = 3 + 2.5 + 38 = 43.5 [ units^2 ]