Find the area of the figure. (Sides meet at right angles.)
Divide shape into 3 rectangles.
2*3*2 + 5*9 = 12+45 = 57 cm2
Split this figure into rectangles: Area = 2 * 7 * 3 + 3 * 5
= 14 * 3 + 15
= 42 + 15
= 57 m2
One BIG shape 7 x 9 = 63
minus the cut out 2 x 3 = 6
63 - 6 = 57 m2