What is the area of the composite figure?

Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The figure is made up of a square with side 4 cm and 3 semicircles of radius 2 cm.
A = area of square + area of 3 semicircles
A = (4 cm)^2 + 3 * (1/2) pi * (2 cm)^2
A = 16 cm^2 + (1/2) 12pi cm^2
A = (6pi + 16) cm^2