Calculate Rectangle Area: Finding the Space of a 10 cm × 2.5 cm Rectangle ABCD

Look at rectangle ABCD below.

Side AB is 10 cm long and side BC is 2.5 cm long.

What is the area of the rectangle?
1010102.52.52.5AAABBBCCCDDD

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00:00 Apply the formula for the area of a rectangle
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Look at rectangle ABCD below.

Side AB is 10 cm long and side BC is 2.5 cm long.

What is the area of the rectangle?
1010102.52.52.5AAABBBCCCDDD

2

Step-by-step solution

Let's begin by multiplying side AB by side BC

If we insert the known data into the above equation we should obtain the following:

10×2.5=25 10\times2.5=25

Thus the area of rectangle ABCD equals 25.

3

Final Answer

25 cm²

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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?
666444AAABBBCCCDDD

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