Question

A rectangular window is 4 ft long and 3 ft wide. Jane would like to buy a screen for the window. The cost of the screen is based on the number of square inches the screen is. Use the facts to find the area of the window in square inches.

Answer 1

The area of a rectangle formula is Length x Width. Given 4 ft and 3 ft, we can find the area. The screen is would be 12 sq. ft.

Since the question is asking for inches, we now must convert this.

The answer is 144 sq. in.