First cut the shape into a square, triangle and rectangle. Then add all 3 areas. Area of a quadrilateral is A= b x h So once square is 4 X 4= 16. The rectangle has a area of 4 x 2= 8. The triangle, using the formula 1/2bh has an area of 1/2 x 2 x 4 = 4. So the area of the shape is 16 + 8 + 4 = 28 units
