Question

Find the area, in square units, of the shaded region without counting every square. (please help)​

Answer 1

The shaded area consists of 4 triangles, each with the same area because they all have a base of 2 and a height of 4. To find the area of the triangles, A = (1/2)bh
so the area of each individual triangle is 4
4x4=
16 units^2