The rectangle is 9 cm long and 3 cm shorter in width. Find the area of the rectangle.

Let’s solve this task in steps and explain each of them in detail.
1) 9 – 3 = 6 centimeters – the width of the rectangle, since it is 3 centimeters shorter than the length of the rectangle, since its length is 9 centimeters;
2) 6 * 9 = 54 square centimeters – the area of a rectangle with a length of 9 centimeters and a width of 6 centimeters.
Answer: the area of the rectangle is 54 square centimeters.