how do i solve ?

Question

What is the area of the figure below?

Answer 1

You can solve by drawing a line on the figure to split it into rectangles, and then finding the area of each rectangle.

Answer 2

look at the figure and its dimensions closely

a 3x3 square has been taken out

find the area of the large square and subtract the area of the small square

6*6=36 large square

3*3=9 small square

36-9=27 sq in