Question

Byron calculated the area of the rectangle as 22 square centimeters. What is the error in his reasoning and what is the correct answer?

(1 point)
Responses

Byron found the perimeter of the rectangle. The correct area is 22 square centimeters.
Byron found the perimeter of the rectangle. The correct area is 22 square centimeters.

Byron found the perimeter of the rectangle. The correct area is 2914 square centimeters.
Byron found the perimeter of the rectangle. The correct area is  29 Start Fraction 1 over 4 End Fraction  square centimeters.

Byron found the perimeter of the rectangle. The correct area is 2414 square centimeters.

Answer 1

Byron calculated the area of the rectangle as 22 square centimeters by finding the perimeter instead. The correct area can be calculated by dividing the perimeter by 2, as the formula for the area of a rectangle is length multiplied by width. Therefore, if the perimeter is 44, the correct area would be 22 square centimeters.