The rectangle is 8 cm long and half the width. Find the area 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.

Decision;

1) Find the width of the rectangle:

8: 2 = 4 (cm) – the width of the rectangle.

2) Find the area of the rectangle:

S = 8 × 4 = 32 (cm2) – the area of the rectangle.

Answer: the area of the rectangle is 32 cm2.



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