Question

a person is building a flower garden in their backyard. the flower garden is shaped like the figure below. use the figure to determine the total area of the flower garden.
□ = 1 square yard
42 square yards
8 square yards
72 square yards
43 square yards

Explanation:

Step1: Count small squares

Count all the small - square units in the figure.

Step2: Multiply by area of 1 square unit

Since each small square represents 1 square yard, the total area is equal to the number of small squares. Counting the squares, we find there are 42 small squares.

Answer:

42 square yards