Answer:
area = 17 units^2 or 17 units squared.
Explanation:
Since each box is 1 unit by 1 unit, we can either count the boxes to find the area or do this the mathematical way, either way you will get the sam answer. If you count the boxes you get the area of 17 units^2. Now for the mathematical way, we need to divide the shape into 3 different shapes. the first being a 1 by 1 square. The next being a 2 by 4 rectangle and the last also being a 2 by 4 rectangle. Then we shall find the area of each rectangle/square then once we do we shall add all of them together. 1 by 1 area is 1. The 2 by 4 areas are 8. Then add all the areas together to get the area of the shape and you get 17 units^2 or 17 units squared.