The area of the shape is 26 square feet.
This is a composite shape. It is made up of a trapezoid at the top and two identical parallelograms on the sides.
Here are the formulas for the area of each.
Trapezoid:
0.5(2)(6 + 8) = 14
Parallelogram:
2(3) = 6
Now, just add up the 3 parts:
14 + 6 + 6 = 26
