Question

David measures a side of a piece of wood. The length is 8 feet and the width is one-half if the length. What is the area, in square feet, of the piece of wood?

A=lw
A: 4
B: 16
C:32
D:108​

Answer 1

Answer: The area, in square feet, of the piece of wood is
`32 ft^(2)`.

Explanation:

Give: Length = 8 feet

Width =
`(1)/(2) * 8` = 4 feet

As piece of wood is similar to that of a rectangle. Hence, formula to calculate area is as follows.

`Area = length * width`

Substitute the values into above formula as follows.

`Area = length * width\\= 8 feet * 4 feet\\= 32 ft^(2)`

Thus, we can conclude that the area, in square feet, of the piece of wood is
`32 ft^(2)`.