Estimate the Area of the Shaded Figure to the Nearest $\mathrm { cm } ^ { 2 }$

question 160

Multiple Choice

Estimate the area of the shaded figure to the nearest square centimeter. The grid lines in the figure are one centimeter apart.

• A) 32 \(\mathrm { cm } ^ { 2 }\)
• B) 15 \(\mathrm { cm } ^ { 2 }\)
• C) 16 \(\mathrm { cm } ^ { 2 }\)
• D) 18 \(\mathrm { cm } ^ { 2 }\)
• E) 9 \(\mathrm { cm } ^ { 2 }\)

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