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An illustration shows a rectangle of length 11.5 inches and width 4.4 inches. The lengths are vertically positioned and widths are horizontally positioned.

What is the area of the rectangle?
(1 point)
square inches

1 answer

The area of a rectangle is calculated by multiplying the length by the width.

Area = length x width
Area = 11.5 inches x 4.4 inches
Area = 50.6 square inches

Therefore, the area of the rectangle is 50.6 square inches.