the area is calculated by the length multiplied by the width. There are multiple possibilities in this case. anything that multiplies to 48 could be a possibility
The amount of carrots they each ate are the same because 12 is a multiple of 4. There are 3 4’s in one 12. If you multiply 1/4 times 3 you will get 3/12 because 1 x 3 = 3. And 4 x 3 = 12