A shape is shown what is the area, in square inches, of the shape?

We have two geometric figures shown up there.
So:
[tex]\begin{gathered} Ashape=Afigure1+Afigure2 \\ Ashape=2in(6in)+2in(3in) \\ Ashape=12in^2+6in^2 \\ Ashape=18in^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]The total area is 18 in^2