The length of the rectangle is 48 cm, which is 9 cm longer than its width. What is the area of this rectangle?

By the condition of the problem, the length of the rectangle is 48 cm or more than its width by 9 cm.Let’s find what the width of the rectangle is:

48 – 9 = 39 cm.

As you know, the area of a rectangle is equal to the product of length and width. Let’s find it:

48 * 39 = 1872 cm2

Answer: the area of the rectangle is 1872 cm2



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