This worksheet is about the area of a shape. This is the amount of space inside a shape and we can work this out by counting squares.
Remember that 2 half squares make a whole square.
Example
Find the area of the shaded shapes be counting the squares and half squares. Each square has an area of 1 square centimetre (1 sq. cm or 1 cm2)
Answer
There are 20 whole squares and 4 half squares
The area is 22 cm2
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