Answer:
42 cm²
Step-by-step explanation:
the length of the shaded area is the length of the white rectangle, that is
length = 7 cm
the width of the blue area is the length of the white rectangle subtract twice the width of the white rectangle, that is
width = 7 - (2 × 0.5) = 7 - 1 = 6 cm
shaded area = length × width = 7 × 6 = 42 cm²
