Question

Clara wants to cover the top of her jewelry box. The top of the box is a rectangle with a length of 9.4 cm and a width of 8.3 cm. What is the total area she wants to cover?

Answer 1

Answer: 78.02 cm²

Step-by-step explanation:

1. To solve this problem you need to apply the formula for calculate the area of a rectangle, which is shown below:

$A=l*w$

Where $A$ is the area of the rectangle, $l$ is its lenght and  $w$ is its width.

2. You know that the rectangle has a length of 9.4 cm and a width of 8.3 cm, therefore, you must substitute these values into the formula. Then, you obtain the following result:

$A=(9.4cm)(8.3cm)\\A=78.02cm^{2}$