Question

Find the area of the figure given below.(the square grids shown are of unit squares.)

• A. 3 sq. units
• B. 4 sq. units
• C. 5 sq. units
• D. 6 sq. units

Answer 1

The correct option is B 4 sq. units

Here the given figure is a triangle enclosed in a rectangle.
We know that area of triangle equals to half the area of the rectangle.

Let's find the area of rectangle by counting the number of unit squares.
Area of rectangle = 8 unit squares

Therefore, area of triangle equals
= 8 $÷$ 2 = 4 unit squares.