Find the area of a rectangle if its length is 9 cm and its width is 5 cm less.

1) Find the width of the rectangle:
9 – 5 = 4 (cm) – the width of the rectangle.
The formula for finding the area of a rectangle:
S = a * b, where a is the width, b is the length of the rectangle.
2) Find the area of the rectangle:
9 * 4 = 36 (cm ^ 2) – the area of the rectangle.
Answer: the area of the rectangle is 36 cm ^ 2.



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