How many squares are there in the given shape?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 17
The figure is a 4 × 4 grid with its four corner cells missing. Count the squares size by size:
1 × 1 squares: 12
2 × 2 squares: 5 (the other four 2 × 2 blocks of the grid each take in a missing corner cell)
3 × 3 squares: none, as each would take in a missing corner cell
Total = 12 + 5 = 17
