Calculate Rectangle Area: 6 cm × 4 cm Rectangle ABCD

Question

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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Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Recall the rectangle area formula
00:07 Let's substitute the data into the formula
00:10 And that's the solution!

Step-by-Step Solution

Remember that the formula for the area of a rectangle is width times height

 

We are given that the width of the rectangle is 6

and that the length of the rectangle is 4

 Therefore we calculate:

6*4=24

Answer

24 cm²