Answer: 45 inches
Explanation: We are given the width, 3 inches. We are also given the information that the length is 5 times the width.
3 times 5= 15. The length is 15 inches. If we multiply 3 and 15, we get 45. The area of the rectangle is 45 inches.
At both new and full moons (lunar phases) the tides are most pronounced (for example, the highest high tides).
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<em>Many of the products I use are from Asia's resources, especially food.
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TWO EXAMPLES: rice (comes from Thailand) and fish sauce (aka "nouc mam") that comes from Vietnam.
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<em>The utilization of Asia’s natural resources has depended, to a large extent, not only on the development of technology but also on political circumstances. Thus, until the end of World War II and the beginning of the process of decolonization in Asia, most Asian countries were not free to develop their own natural resources independently and without reference to the economic interest of a colonial power. Cultural attitudes also have affected the utilization of resources. In India cultural taboos prohibit the slaughter of cattle either for food or to conserve resources when the animals are no longer productive.</em>
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