Two rectangles are drawn with chalk. The first rectangle has a length of 1.5 meters

Question

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)
square meters

Answer 1

First rectangle:
Length = 1.5 meters
Width = 0.75 meters

Area of the first rectangle = Length x Width
Area of the first rectangle = 1.5 x 0.75
Area of the first rectangle = 1.125 square meters

Second rectangle:
Length = 1.75 meters
Width = 0.5 meters

Area of the second rectangle = Length x Width
Area of the second rectangle = 1.75 x 0.5
Area of the second rectangle = 0.875 square meters

Difference in area = Area of first rectangle - Area of second rectangle
Difference in area = 1.125 - 0.875
Difference in area = 0.25 square meters

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