Answer:
88 cm^2
Step-by-step explanation:
Break up the figure as shown in the picture below.
There are two congruent trapezoids above and two congruent trapezoids below.
For each trapezoid, the are is
A = (1/2)(B + b)h
Top left and top right trapezoids:
Large base: 6; small base: 2; height: 2
A = (1/2)(6 + 2)(2) = 8
Bottom left and bottom right:
Large base: 9; small base: 3; height: 6
A = (1/2)(9 + 3)(6) = 36
total area = 8 + 8 + 36 + 36
total area = 88
