SOLUTION: Find the area of a rectangle with length 12cm and width 11cm?

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Question 426984: Find the area of a rectangle with length 12cm and width 11cm?
Answer by gwendolyn(128) About Me  (Show Source):
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The formula for the area of a rectangle is:
A=L%2AW; where A is area, L is length, and W is width.
In this case, L=12 and W=11.
When we plug these two values into our equation, we get:
A=12%2A11
When we do the multiplication, we find that:
A=132
Therefore, the area of the rectangle is 132.