Question

If a rectangle measures 8 feet on the short side and 9.8 feet on the long side what is the area of the rectangle in square feet

Answer 1

To solve this, we are going to use the formula for the area of a rectangle:
`A=wl`
where

`A` is the area of the rectangle

`w` is the width of the rectangle

`l` is the length of the rectangle

Since the short side of a rectangle is the width of the rectangle,
`w=8ft`. Similarly, the long side a rectangle is the length of the rectangle, so
`l=9.8ft`. Now we can replace those values in our formula to find
`A`:

`A=wl`

`A=(8ft)(9.8ft)`

`A=78.4ft^2`

We can conclude that the area of our rectangle is 78.4 square feet.