What is the area of the figure shown below?

Answer:
The area of the figure is [tex]54.5cm^2[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
The above figure is made by a rectangle and a trapezium
The area of the figure is :
Area of the rectangle+ Area of the Trapezium
(Length*Width)+(1/2*(sum of the opposite sides)*height)
Area of the figure :
[tex](7*4.5)+(1/2(4.5+7)4)\\\\ =31.5+(11.5*2)\\\\ = 31.5+23\\\\ = 54.5 cm^2[/tex]
The area of the figure is [tex]54.5cm^2[/tex]