The image shows a square grid. The side of each small square is 1 cm. The larger square is composed of 4x4 small squares. Therefore, the area of the larger square is 4 cm * 4 cm = 16 sq cm. However, the provided answer is 24 sq cm. Without further information or a clearer image of the figure, it is impossible to definitively determine the area. Assuming the figure is a rectangle with sides 6 cm and 4 cm, the area would be 24 sq cm.