Question

1. determine the area of the shape below. a) 24 square units b) 22 square units c) 20 square units d) 16 square units = 1 square unit

Explanation:

Step1: Count full - squares

Count the number of full - squares in the shape. There are 20 full - squares.

Step2: Combine partial squares

The partial squares at the corners can be combined to form 2 more full - squares.
The total number of full - squares is \(20 + 2=22\).

Answer:

b) 22 square units