Question

Find the area of the following shape. You must show all work to receive credit.

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 2

did you try breaking it up into rectangles and triangles?

Answer 3

Yes, I was trying to break it up into triangles, and I've determined that there's four but I wasn't sure.

Answer 4

here is one way

Answer 5

Alright, that helps a lot more.

Answer 6

Do we have to find the area of all of them now?

Answer 7

yes, then add up the individual areas

Answer 8

Without numbers on the shape, how do I solve for the area?

Answer 9

use the grid to figure out the base and height for each rectangle or triangle

each tick is 1 unit

Answer 10

for example, the largest rectangle in my drawing is 5x5 since there are 5 grid ticks along the width and height

Answer 11

I still don't understand.

Answer 12

Like I see what you mean, but i still don't know how to get the area.

Answer 13

that rectangle would have an area of L*W = 5*5 = 25, agreed?

Answer 14

Yes.

Answer 15

So the one next to it would be 9?

Answer 16

Would the areas be 25, 9, 4, 4?