Question

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Explanation:

Assuming the problem is to find the area of the L - shaped figure (composed of unit squares, we can count the number of unit squares to find the area):

Step1: Identify the number of unit squares

Looking at the L - shaped figure, we can see that it is made up of 4 unit squares. We can count them by splitting the L - shape into two rectangles: one rectangle with dimensions 3 (length)×1 (width) and another with dimensions 1 (length)×1 (width), but a simpler way is to just count the number of small squares. The top row has 3 squares and the left - most column (below the top row) has 1 square, so in total 3 + 1=4.

Step2: Calculate the area

Since each unit square has an area of 1 (assuming the side length of each small square is 1 unit), the area of the L - shaped figure is the number of unit squares times the area of one unit square. So the area $A=4\times1 = 4$.

Answer:

The area of the L - shaped figure is 4 (assuming the side length of each small square is 1 unit).