From a rectangle with sides of 11 cm and 8 cm, 2 squares with sides of 5 cm were cut out. Find the area of the rest of the figure.

Let’s find the area of the rectangle using the formula S = a * b:
S = 11 * 8 = 88 cm ^ 2.
Let’s find the area of squares by the formula S = a * a:
S = 5 * 5 = 25 cm ^ 2.
Since two squares were cut from a rectangle, we find the area of two cut out squares:
25 cm ^ 2 + 25 cm ^ 2 = 50 cm ^ 2.
Let’s find the area of the remaining figure:
88 – 50 = 38 cm ^ 2.
Answer: 38cm ^ 2.