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Using Accuracy and Precision Avani is building a rectangular play area. The length of the play area is 7.5 meters. The width of the play area is 5.3 meters. If she wants to cover the area in foam, how much foam does she need to buy?

Due to the accuracy of the tape measure Avani used, the amount of foam needed to cover the play area is_______(fill in the blank)

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User Raj Rao
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The whole area is a rectangle one. In order to get the area of a rectangle, the formula is length multiplied by the width. The length of the area is 7.5 meters and the width is 5.3 meters. Covering the whole area with foam needs 39.75 square meters of it. 
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