Find the area of the figure. (Sides meet at right angles.) pls help i suck at math if you help me i can help with English or something like that thx

Answer:
28 square ft
Step-by-step explanation:
the whole rectangle is 5X8 = 40
Now subtrast 2 rectangle of 2x3
2(2x3) = 2x6 = 12
40-12 = 28