Answer:
240 cm², A = 300 cm², and 540 cm²
Explanation:
1) The area of a parallelogram is A = bh, so:
A = (20)(12)
A = 240 cm²
2) Similarly, the area of a rectangle is A = bh, so:
A = (15)(20)
A = 300 cm²
3) The composite area is the sum of both the rectangle's area and the parallelogram's area, so:
240 cm² + A = 300 cm² = 540 cm²