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A rectangle has a length of inches and a width of inches. What is the area, in square inches, of the rectangle?
A rectangle has a length of 64 inches and a width of 32 inches. What is
Medium-difficulty · SAT Math · Area and Volume — Area of polygons and composite shapes. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
The correct answer is . The area , in square inches, of a rectangle is equal to the product of its length , in inches, and its width , in inches, or . It's given that the rectangle has a length of inches and a width of inches. Substituting for and for in the equation yields , or . Therefore, the area, in square inches, of the rectangle is .
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