Each small square on the grid is 1 cm².
which estimate best describes the area of the figure?

15 cm²

20 cm²

25 cm²

35 cm²

The figure consists of 2 congruent parallelograms with 4 congluent triangles.
Area of each parallelogram = base x height = 4 x 3 = 12 cm^2
Area of each triangle = 1/2 base x height = 1/2 x 2 x 0.25 = 0.25 cm^2

Area of figure = 2(12) + 4(0.25) = 24 + 1 = 25 cm^2