We are given a shaded shape on a grid. Each square on the grid has a side length of 1 cm. We are asked to find the approximate area of the shaded shape. The instructions state to consider more-than-half unit squares as full unit squares and ignore less-than-half unit squares.

1. Problem Description

We are given a shaded shape on a grid. Each square on the grid has a side length of 1 cm. We are asked to find the approximate area of the shaded shape. The instructions state to consider more-than-half unit squares as full unit squares and ignore less-than-half unit squares.

2. Solution Steps

We need to count the number of squares that are more than half covered by the shape.

By observation:

- There are 15 full squares.

Therefore, the approximate area is 15 square cm.

3. Final Answer

Area = 15 sq. cm