A rectangle has length 9 and width 6. What is its area?

A rectangle has length 9 and width 6. What is its area?

• A. 30
• B. 48
• C. 60
• D. 54

Answer: (D)

The area of a rectangle is found by multiplying its length by its width. With length 9 and width 6, the area is 9 × 6 = 54, so the rectangle contains 54 square units. The other numbers don’t apply here because they would result from using different side lengths than 9 and 6.

The area of a rectangle is found by multiplying its length by its width. With length 9 and width 6, the area is 9 × 6 = 54, so the rectangle contains 54 square units. The other numbers don’t apply here because they would result from using different side lengths than 9 and 6.