To find the difference between the areas of the two rectangles, we need to calculate the area of each rectangle and then subtract the area of the smaller rectangle from the area of the larger rectangle.
Let's calculate the area of the first rectangle:
Area of Rectangle 1 = Length × Width
Area of Rectangle 1 = 1.5 meters × 0.75 meters
Area of Rectangle 1 = 1.125 square meters
Now, let's calculate the area of the second rectangle:
Area of Rectangle 2 = Length × Width
Area of Rectangle 2 = 1.75 meters × 0.5 meters
Area of Rectangle 2 = 0.875 square meters
To find the difference between the areas, we subtract the smaller area from the larger area:
Difference = Area of Rectangle 1 - Area of Rectangle 2
Difference = 1.125 square meters - 0.875 square meters
Difference = 0.25 square meters
Therefore, the difference between the areas of the two rectangles is 0.25 square meters.