One side of the rectangle is 48 cm, and the adjacent side a is 8 times smaller. Calculate the area of the rectangle.

Given:
and the rectangle = 48 cm
b rectangle -? , 8 times less than (show the length of the rectangle in parenthesis)
To find:
S of rectangle -? cm2
Decision:
Let’s find the width of the rectangle:
48: 8 = 6 (cm) – the width of the rectangle
S rectangle = a * b
S rectangle = 48cm * 6cm
S rectangle = 288 cm2
Answer: S is a rectangle of 288 centimeters square.



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