Question

Jim is going to plant lettuce in a regular area of his garden. the rectangle is 9 ft long and 8 feet wide. what is the area of the rectangle?A.17 ftB.34ftC.63 sq ft.D.72 sq ft.

Answer 1

D.

1) Since this is a rectangular area, then we can find out the area by using this formula:

2) Area is equal to width times length

`\begin{gathered} A\text{ =w}\cdot l \\ A=9\cdot8 \\ A=72ft^2 \end{gathered}`

3) Hence, the area is 72 ft²