The width of the rectangle is 4 inches, which is 1 inch less than the length. Find the area of the rectangle.

1) Since according to the condition of the problem it is said that the width is 4 dm and this is 1 dm less than the length, the length of the rectangle is 1 dm greater than the width of the rectangle. Let’s find the length of the rectangle:

4 + 1 = 5 (dm) – the length of the rectangle.

2) The area of a rectangle is the product of its length and width, in our case

4 * 5 = 20 cm2.

Answer: the area of the rectangle is 20 cm2.



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