A rectangle is twice as long as it is tall. Its height is 5 centimeters. What is its area in square centimeters?(1 point)

Responses

50 cm2
50 cm squared

12.5 cm2
12.5 cm squared

25 cm2
25 cm squared

30 cm2
30 cm squared

1 answer

The area of a rectangle is equal to its length multiplied by its width. Since we know that the rectangle is twice as long as it is tall, the length would be 2 times the height.

Height = 5 cm
Length = 2 * 5 cm = 10 cm

Now, we can calculate the area:

Area = Length * Height = 10 cm * 5 cm = 50 cm²

Therefore, the area of the rectangle is 50 cm².