Two rectangles are drawn with chalk. The first rectangle has a length of 1.5 meters and a width of 0.75 meters. The second rectangle has a length of 1.75 meters and a width of 0.5 meters. What is the difference between the area of the rectangles?(1 point)
The area of the first rectangle is:
1.5 meters x 0.75 meters = 1.125 square meters
The area of the second rectangle is:
1.75 meters x 0.5 meters = 0.875 square meters
The difference between these two areas is:
1.125 square meters - 0.875 square meters = 0.25 square meters
Therefore, the difference between the areas of the rectangles is 0.25 square meters.
To find the area of each rectangle, we multiply the length by the width.
Area of the first rectangle = length x width = 1.5 meters x 0.75 meters = 1.125 square meters
Area of the second rectangle = length x width = 1.75 meters x 0.5 meters = 0.875 square meters
To find the difference between the areas, we subtract the area of the second rectangle from the area of the first rectangle.
Difference = Area of the first rectangle - Area of the second rectangle = 1.125 square meters - 0.875 square meters = 0.25 square meters
Therefore, the difference between the areas of the rectangles is 0.25 square meters.
To find the difference between the areas of the two rectangles, we need to calculate the area of each rectangle and then subtract the area of the smaller rectangle from the area of the larger rectangle.
Let's calculate the area of the first rectangle:
Area of Rectangle 1 = Length × Width
Area of Rectangle 1 = 1.5 meters × 0.75 meters
Area of Rectangle 1 = 1.125 square meters
Now, let's calculate the area of the second rectangle:
Area of Rectangle 2 = Length × Width
Area of Rectangle 2 = 1.75 meters × 0.5 meters
Area of Rectangle 2 = 0.875 square meters
To find the difference between the areas, we subtract the smaller area from the larger area:
Difference = Area of Rectangle 1 - Area of Rectangle 2
Difference = 1.125 square meters - 0.875 square meters
Difference = 0.25 square meters
Therefore, the difference between the areas of the two rectangles is 0.25 square meters.