Two rectangles are drawn with chalk. The first rectangle has a length of 1.5 meters and a width of 0.75 meters. The second rectangle has a length of 1.75 meters and a width of 0.5 meters. What is the difference between the area of the rectangles?(1 point)

Question

______square meters

Answer 1

The area of the first rectangle is calculated by multiplying the length and width:
Area = 1.5 m * 0.75 m = 1.125 square meters

The area of the second rectangle is calculated in the same way:
Area = 1.75 m * 0.5 m = 0.875 square meters

The difference in area between the two rectangles is:
1.125 square meters - 0.875 square meters = 0.25 square meters

Therefore, the difference in area between the rectangles is 0.25 square meters.