Question

Help me i dont want to flunk

Answer 1

Okay so I have looked at this and I think I know how to do it... 

since its an irregular shape you need to section it into shapes, so for this you have a square and a rectangle.

So lets start with triangle... (base × height)/2

It looks like the base of the triangle is the side that says 12 for the whole shape. 
Subtract 5 from 12 you get 7 so the base is 7
The Height is 5
So your equation is... 
(7 x 7)/2
(49)/7
7

Next is the square... a^2

5 x 5
25

Add them together...

7 + 26 = 32

And you get your area of 32

Hope this helps!