Question

Find the area of the figure shown below. What strategies have you used?

Answer 1

Answer:

6 units²

Step-by-step explanation:

The strategies to use in finding the area of the figure shaded below are:

1. Consider each grid square as having a width of 1 unit, and a lenght/height of 1 unit.

2. Area of 1 grid square = 1*1 = 1 units²

3. Area of 1 full grid square = 1 unit², area of half grid square = ½ of 1 = ½ units²

4. Count the number of full grid squares and multiply it by 1 unit²

Thus, number of full grid squares = 4

Area of full grid squares = 4*1 = 4 units²

5. Count the number of half grid squares and multiply by ½ units²

There are 4 half grid squares.

Area of half grid squares = 4*½ = 2 units²

6. Add the areas of the full grid squares and the half grid squares to get the area of the figure:

Area of the figure = 4 + 2 = 6units²