SOLUTION: ok i am very lost here i am trying to help my son with his homework and cant beacause i dont understand these math problems please help. "what is the area of rectangle with a width

Question 188224: ok i am very lost here i am trying to help my son with his homework and cant beacause i dont understand these math problems please help. "what is the area of rectangle with a width of (x+2) and the length of (x+4)? thank you!
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let L=Length and W=Width

"a width of (x+2) and the length of (x+4)" means that and

Start with the area of a rectangle formula

Plug in and

FOIL

Multiply

Combine like terms.

So the area is
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