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Hey there!

This problem will require a few steps to solve:

Step 1: Identify the "simple shapes" that make up the larger figure. Here, we see that there is a rectangle to the left, and a semicircle to the right.

Step 2: Find the area of the rectangle. This shouldn't be too hard, since we know that the formula for a rectangle's area is length times width. From the diagram, we have the length is 18cm, and the width is 12cm. 18 times 12=216.

Step 3: Find the area of the semicircle. This is slightly more difficult, but we know a semicircle is half of a circle, and the formula for circle area is . Thus, the formula for a semicircle area is . We have d, or the diameter equal to 12, so the radius is 6, or half of the d. Plugging in the values, we find that the area for the semicircle is about 56.52.

Step 4: Add the areas of both simple shapes together: 216+56.52=272.52 cm^3.

Hope this helps :)