1. **State the problem:** We need to find the area of the irregular polygon drawn on the grid where each square represents 1 cm by 1 cm. 2. **Calculate the area:** Count the full 1 cm² squares inside the shape and estimate partial squares. 3. From the description, the shape is 5 cm tall and roughly 5 cm wide at the widest part. 4. By counting the full squares and estimating partials, the total area is approximately 20 cm². 5. **Think of a rectangle with the same area:** The area of a rectangle is given by the formula $$\text{Area} = \text{width} \times \text{length}$$. 6. Since the area is 20 cm², possible pairs of width and length could be: - width = 4 cm, length = 5 cm - width = 5 cm, length = 4 cm - width = 2 cm, length = 10 cm 7. Choose any pair that multiplies to 20 cm². **Final answers:** Area = 20 cm² Width = 4 cm Length = 5 cm