Answer:
108 cm^2
Step-by-step explanation:
The formula for calculating the area of a trapezoid is (a+b)*h/2, a and b being the bases and h being the height.
Since the height of the figure is 12 cm, the height of each trapezoid is 12/2 = 6 cm because the trapezoids are congruent.
With this information we can calculate each trapezoid's area: (base 1 + base 2)*height / 2 = (6+12)*6/2 = 18*3 = 54 cm^2.
We know the area of one trapezoid is 54 cm^2, so two trapezoids would have an area of 108 cm^2 (the figure is composed of two trapezoids).
