find the area of the shape below

235 cm²

Step-by-step explanation:

Find area of the large rectangle on the bottom. To do that, find its length and width, then multiply them together.

Length of big rectangle=20 cm

Width of big rectangle=9 cm

20x9=180 cm²

Next, find the area of the small rectangle on the top. To do that, find its length and width, then multiply them together.

Length of small rectangle=11 cm

Width of small rectangle=5 cm

I found the width by subtracting 9 from 14, since the 9 cm is part of the large rectangle.

11x5=55 cm²

Add the areas of the two rectangles.

55+180=235 cm²

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step-by-step explanation:

step 1 distribute 2 to every term in the parentheses

step 2 add 10 on both sides of the equal sign