We can first break apart the two rectangles. You may notice that the section that protrudes outward at the top has a width of 3cm and a height of 5cm before it hits the larger rectangle below. If we separate that piece, we then can multiply 5 and 3 to get 15 cm² for that rectangle's area. Next, there is the second larger rectangle on the bottom that has a width of 11cm and a height of 2cm, so multiplying 2 and 11 gets you 22cm² for that rectangle's area. Now, we can add up both pieces - 15 + 22 - to get and area 37cm². Hope this helps!
