Question

7. Edward bought a new rug for his bedroom. He has to know the area. The length of the rug is 8 feet and the width is 5 feet. What is the area?

8 feet
5 feet
8 feet
26 square feet
3 square feet
40 square feet
35 square feet
5 feet

Answer 1

The area of the rug would be 40 square feet.

Length x Width gives you the area, and Length x Width x Height gives you the volume.

8 x 5 = 40