document.write( "Question 660600: jim is making a garden that measures 12 meters wide by 20 meters long. what is the area of the garden jim is making \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "AREA means the space inside the garden. The formula for finding the area of a rectangular \r\n" );
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document.write( "[AREA] = [LENGTH] * [WIDTH]\r\n" );
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document.write( "Area = [20 meters] * [12 meters]\r\n" );
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document.write( "Area = 240 square meters\r\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that when we calculate the are, the units change from meters to square meters.\r\n" );
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