Wendy bought some wrapping paper for Christmas that was 5 feet long and 2 feet wide what is the wrapping paper she brought

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asked Oct 23, 2023 51.6k views

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Gex · Answer 1 · 2023-10-29T11:43:57+0000

The wrapping paper is rectangular in shape.

The formula for the area of the wrapping paper(A) will be

$A=\text{length}* width$

Given that

$\begin{gathered} \text{length}=5\text{feet} \\ \text{width}=2\text{feet} \end{gathered}$

Therefore,

$\begin{gathered} A=5*2=10ft^2 \\ \therefore A=10ft^2 \end{gathered}$

Hence, the area of the wrapping paper is