Math: stuck with this question - exam on tuesday!

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i can not do question 18 :S please help

By interlacing the H figures you can get 13.

The area of the H without removing the top and bottom is 8 x 8. You can cut a sheet into 3 x 4 pieces of that size and cut each to make the H. The answer is 12