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   ocr: Find the Area - odd shapes To find the area of an odd shape - count the complete squares. Now count the squares that are larger than half a square (the ticked sqaures below). Add these two numbers together for the approximate area. 5 6 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 complete squares + 5 part squares == 8 cm? 6 completes squares + 4 part squares == 10cm Now find the area of these shapes by counting the complete and part: squares. T + +