Answer:
44 square centimeters!
Explanation:
You can find the area of odd figures like this by breaking it up into smaller shapes that you do know the areas of -- then adding them together.
I decided to divide these vertically and ended up with 3 rectangles, you can do it anyway you please -- this is just what I chose!
1st rectangle area = 12cm
2nd rectangle area = 20cm
3rd rectangle area = 12cm
Adding this together gives us the total area of....
44cm!