Question

The width of the rectangle is 75% of its length, the length is 24, what's the area?

Answer 1

S = a * b  where a - length and b - width
a = 24
b = 0.75 * a
S = 24 * 24 * 0.75 = 432

Answer 2

75% of 24 is 18 so the area is 432 units