SOLUTION: In my math homework it says "use rectangle modelling to solve the following problems". I asked my dad who is a math wiz and he has no idea. One of the questions was 26 x 34. HELP!!

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Question 182962: In my math homework it says "use rectangle modelling to solve the following problems". I asked my dad who is a math wiz and he has no idea. One of the questions was 26 x 34. HELP!!!!
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In my math homework it says "use rectangle modelling to solve the following problems". I asked my dad who is a math wiz and he has no idea. One of the questions was 26 x 34. HELP!!!!

I'd say just make a 26 x 34 grid like the one below.
Then count the little squares (or rectangles if they
don't look like squares on your screen) and you'll
find there are 26 x 34 or 884 of them:
drawing%28600%2C600%2C1%2C28%2C1.3%2C36%2Cgrid%281%29+%29
Edwin