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

25 cm2
25 cm squared

50 cm2
50 cm squared

30 cm2
30 cm squared

12.5 cm2

1 answer

The area of a rectangle is found by multiplying the length by the width. In this case, the width (height) is 5 cm and the length is twice as long, so it is 2(5) = 10 cm.

Area = length x width
Area = 10 cm x 5 cm
Area = 50 cm^2

Therefore, the correct answer is:
50 cm^2