Question

A rectangle has 4.4 inches width and 11.5 inches length. What is the area of the rectangle? Express your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth.
__ square inches

Answer 1

To find the area of a rectangle, you can use the formula:

\[
\text{Area} = \text{length} \times \text{width}
\]

Given that the width is 4.4 inches and the length is 11.5 inches, we can substitute these values into the formula:

\[
\text{Area} = 11.5 \times 4.4
\]

Now, let's calculate this multiplication:

\[
11.5 \times 4.4 = 50.6
\]

Therefore, the area of the rectangle is:

\[
\text{Area} = 50.6 \text{ square inches}
\]

When rounding to the nearest tenth, the area remains:

\[
\boxed{50.6} \text{ square inches}
\]