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Geometry and Trigonometry Difficulty: Easy

What is the area, in square inches, of a rectangle with a length of 7 inches and a width of 6 inches?

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Explanation

Choice C is correct. The area, A , of a rectangle is given by the formula A=lw, where l represents the length of the rectangle and w represents its width. It’s given that the rectangle has a length of 7 inches and a width of 6 inches. Substituting 7 for l and 6 for w in the formula A=lw yields A=76, or A = 42 . Thus, the area, in square inches, of the rectangle is 42 .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the sum, not the product, of the length and width of the rectangle.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect. This is twice the area, in square inches, of the rectangle.