The area of the given shape to the nearest whole number is 8 square units.
How to calculate the area of composite shapes?
The given figure lies on the xy plane and consists of triangles and trapezoid
Using a square box as 1 unit, the area of the figure is given as:
Area of the figure = 0.5(2 *1) + 0.5(3 * 3) + 0.5(2+3) * 1
Area of the figure. = 1 + 4.5 + 2.5
Area of the figure= 8 square units
Hence the area of the given shape to the nearest whole number is 8 square units.
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