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If a rectangle has side lengths of 3 cm and 4 cm, what is its area?

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We have the following:

The area of the rectangle is equal to the product of its sides, that is, the length times the width


A=l\cdot w

In this case, l = 4 cm and w = 3 cm

replacing:


\begin{gathered} A=4\cdot3 \\ A=12 \end{gathered}

Therefore the area is 12 square centimeters

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