The rectangular prism is shown with dimensions.
The front measures 2cm by 6 cm.
Therefore the area of the front is derived as;
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Area}=l\times w \\ \text{Area}=2\times6 \\ \text{Area}=12\operatorname{cm} \end{gathered}[/tex]The answer is 12 square centimeters