How many squares are there in the figure given below?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 11
The figure is a grid of small squares with one corner square missing. Count the squares size by size, leaving out every square that would need the missing part.
1 × 1 squares: 8
2 × 2 squares: 3
Total \(=8+3=11\) squares.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) 14 — Incorrect. This counts the squares of a full 3 × 3 grid, as if the missing corner square were drawn.
Option (3) 12 — Incorrect. This counts one square twice; the sizes above add up to 11.
Option (4) 8 — Incorrect. This counts only the 8 smallest squares.