Please help.. i’ll give you brainliest and a thanks! the answer choices are 16 36 28 26 22 42..

Area= 26

Step-by-step explanation:

We can reduce this shape into 3 rectangles.

Rectangle 1: length=4 width=2

Rectangle 2: length=10 width=1

Rectangle 3: length=4 width=2

The formula for area of a rectangle is: l×w (length time width)

Now, just multiply!

4×2= 8

10×1= 10

4×2= 8

Add them all up.

8+10+8= 26

So, the area is 26cm^2.

Hope this helps!