Sara wants to build a sandbox for her younger siblings to play in. The sandbox is a rectangle shape with a width of 25.6 inches and length of 40.3 inches. Drag and drop the correct answers into the blanks.

Question

A=l×w
Write the equation and substitute Response area for l
and Response area for w
.
Now, simplify the equation by Response area 40.3 and 25.6.
The area of the sandbox is Response area in^3

Answer 1

To calculate the area of the sandbox, we can follow these steps:

1. Write the equation for the area of a rectangle: \[ A = l \times w \]

2. Substitute the values for length (l) and width (w): \[ A = 40.3 \times 25.6 \]

3. Simplify the equation: Next, we need to multiply 40.3 by 25.6. \[ A = 40.3 \times 25.6 = 1034.78 \text{ in}^2 \]

4. Final Response: The area of the sandbox is 1034.78 in².

Note: The area is given in square inches (in²), not cubic inches (in³) since we are dealing with a two-dimensional area.