Solve for area of a rectangle

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7th Grade Math › Solve for area of a rectangle

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1

Abcdrectangle

In rectangle ABCD, the perimeter is 48 and side BC measures 4. What is the area of rectangle ABCD?

80

88

64

48

72

Explanation

The perimeter of a rectangle is 2L + 2W, or 2 times the length plus 2 times the width. Here you're given that side BC is 4, which means that the opposite side, AD, is also 4. So since that is two widths, you now have:

8 + 2L = 48

So 2L = 40

That means that the length is 20.

Since the area is LW, you can calculate the area as 20 * 4 = 80.

2

Wxyz

What is the area of rectangle WXYZ?

150

125

50

100

120

Explanation

The area of a triangle is Length times Width. Here you can see that the length is 15 and the width is 10, so when you multiply 15 * 10 the answer is 150.

3

A rectangle's length is twice as long as its width. If the width of the rectangle is 4, what is its area?

16

24

32

12

8

Explanation

The area of a rectangle is Length * Width. Here you're given the width as 4, so all you need to do is find the length and you can apply the formula.

Since the width is 4 and you know that the length is twice as long, that makes the length 8. Then Length * Width would be 8 * 4 = 32.

4

Calculate the area of the provided figure.

1

Explanation

In order to solve this problem, we need to recall the area formula for a rectangle:

Now that we have the correct formula, we can substitute in our known values and solve:

5

Calculate the area of the provided figure.

2

Explanation

In order to solve this problem, we need to recall the area formula for a rectangle:

Now that we have the correct formula, we can substitute in our known values and solve:

6

A rectangle has sides of 2, 2, 7, and 7. What is the area of that rectangle?

14

7.5

9

18

22

Explanation

The area of a triangle is Length * Width, and in a rectangle opposite sides are parallel and have the same length. So here you know that the widths are 2 and the lengths are 7. So multiply 7 * 2 to get your answer, which is 14.

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