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Question
Find the area of the following figure by counting squares:

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Solution
Number of complete enclosed squares = 2
Number of half-enclosed squares = 4
Area = `2 + 1/2 (4)` = 4 square units
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Find the area of the following figure by counting squares:

Find the area of the following figure by counting squares:

Find the area of the following figure by counting squares:

