Question

Two rectangles are drawn with chalk. The first rectangle has a length of 1.5 meters and a width of 0.75 meters. The second rectangle has a length of 1.75 meters and a width of 0.5 meters. What is the difference between the area of the rectangles?(1 point)


(Text Response) square meters

Answer 1

The area of the first rectangle is 1.5 * 0.75 = 1.125 square meters.
The area of the second rectangle is 1.75 * 0.5 = 0.875 square meters.
The difference in area between the two rectangles is 1.125 - 0.875 = 0.25 square meters.