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An illustration shows a rectangle of length as whole number 6 start fraction 1 over 2 end fraction centimeters and width as whole number 4 start fraction 1 over 2 end fraction centimeters. The lengths are horizontally positioned and widths are vertically positioned.

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

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Byron found the perimeter of the rectangle. The correct area is 11 square centimeters.
Byron found the perimeter of the rectangle. The correct area is 11 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 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's error is that he calculated the perimeter of the rectangle instead of the area. The correct area is 29 1/4 square centimeters.