To find the area of the paper. You must multiply the width and the height, which is 9 and 19.
9 x 19 is 171
And multiply that by 4
171 x 4 = 684
Total area is 684
There are many ways you can start off by solving an equation. In this case, the first operation used in solving this equation would be subtraction. You would have to subtract 5 from each side.