A rectangle has a length of 6x+3 units and a width of 8 units.

Write a simplified expression for the area, in square units, of this rectangle.

So, my answer was 9x+8
please tell me is this correct...

Thank you

2 answers

huh?
isn't area = length x width ?

so area = 8(6x+3)
= 48x + 24

Trying to figure out how you could possibly come up with 9x+8
Not even close. The area is length * width, or

8(6x+3) = 48x+24

6x+3 is not 9x. Even if it were, 9x+8 would be half of the perimeter, not the area.