Answer:
[tex]1.5ft^2[/tex]
Explanation:
Here, we want to get the area of the shaded portion
To get this, we need the entire area
The entire area would be the product of the sides of the big square:
[tex]2\text{ }\times2=4ft^2[/tex]
Now, let us count the number of shaded small squares.
6 out of 16 squares are shaded
The area of the shaded porion is thus:
[tex]\frac{6}{16}\times4=1.5ft^2[/tex]
