Calculate Rectangle Area: 3² cm Width × 1.5 cm Length

The width of a rectangle is equal to 32 3^2 cm and its length is 1.5  1.5~ cm.

Calculate the area of the rectangle.

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00:00 Calculate the rectangle's area
00:03 Apply the formula for calculating the area of a rectangle (side x side)
00:07 Substitute in the relevant values according to the given data and proceed to solve for the area
00:20 Break down 1.5 into 1 and a half
00:23 Expand the brackets - multiply each factor
00:32 Calculate each multiplication and then add them together
00:40 This is the solution

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The width of a rectangle is equal to 32 3^2 cm and its length is 1.5  1.5~ cm.

Calculate the area of the rectangle.

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Step-by-step solution

Let's begin by solving the first exercise:

32=9 3^2=9

Now let's multiply the length by the width in order to find the area of the rectangle:

9×1.5=13.5 9\times1.5=13.5

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Final Answer

13.5

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Look at the rectangle ABCD below.

Side AB is 6 cm long and side BC is 4 cm long.

What is the area of the rectangle?
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