Question

A protective cover for a wireless tablet has a height of 8 inches and base of 7 inches. What is the area of the cover?

Answer 1

So to find the answer of the area, you have to multiply 7 and 8 which would equal to 56.

Answer 2

Answer: The area of the cover = 56 square inches.

Explanation:

We know that the shape of a tablet is rectangle.

Thus to calculate the area of the protective cover we apply the formula to calculate area of rectangle.

The area of rectangle is given by :-

`\text{Area}=\text{Length*width}\\\\\Rightarrow\text{Area}=8*7\\\\\Rightarrow\text{Area}=56\text{ inches}^2`

Therefore, the area of the protective cover is 56 square inches.