Question

find the area of the shaded shape.

Explanation:

Step1: Count the number of full - unit squares

Count the number of full - unit squares in the shaded region. There are 16 full - unit squares.

Step2: Count the number of half - unit squares (if any)

In this case, there are no half - unit squares. The area of a full - unit square is \(1\times1 = 1\) square unit.

Answer:

16