which has the greater area: a square with a side that measures 7 meters, or a 6-by-8 meter rectangle?
4 * 7 = 28 square meters
6 * 8 = ______ square meters
Well, let me do some quick calculations while telling you a joke. Why did the rectangle go to the gym? Because it wanted to become a "well-rounded" shape!
Now, back to your question. To find the area of a square with a side length of 7 meters, we simply multiply 7 by 7, giving us 49 square meters.
For the 6-by-8 meter rectangle, we multiply the length (8 meters) by the width (6 meters), which gives us 48 square meters.
So, the square with a side length of 7 meters actually has a greater area, beating the rectangular shape by 1 square meter! It looks like the square has come out on top, just like the punchline to a good joke!
To determine which shape has a greater area, we need to calculate the area of each shape individually.
Let's start with the square. The formula to find the area of a square is simply the side length squared. In this case, the side length of the square is 7 meters.
Area of the square = side length * side length = 7 meters * 7 meters = 49 square meters.
Now, let's move on to the rectangle. The formula to find the area of a rectangle is the product of its length and width. In this case, the length is 8 meters and the width is 6 meters.
Area of the rectangle = length * width = 8 meters * 6 meters = 48 square meters.
Comparing the two areas, we find that the square has an area of 49 square meters, while the rectangle has an area of 48 square meters. Therefore, the square has a greater area than the rectangle.
The answer presented by Ms. Sue is incorrect.
Forehand, let us identify the formulae used to extract the area of both a square and a rectangle.
The formula a^2 (where a is a measure of a side of the square) can be used to figure out the area.
Applying a=7 in the above formula, we have,
Area of square = 7^2=49.
Similarly, the formula l*b (where a is the length of the rectangle and b is the breadth of the rectangle) can be used to figure out the area of a rectangle.
Applying l=6 and b=8 in the formula, we have,
Area of rectangle = 6*8 = 48
The area of rectangle is one less than the area of square. Therefore, the square with a side that measures 7 meters has greater area than the rectangle with a 6-by-8 measurement.
Noted, though my intention wasn't to disparage Ms. Sue. My apologies if I offended you, English isn't my first language.
One ought to be really careful using XXXX is wrong. Better fashion, is to say, I think there is an error above, I think it should be xxxx because yyyy.
MsSue in in hundreds of posts very on track, but she, like a lot of folks, occasionally make a flub. It is not something to cause great joy and celebration. Actually, that usually is juvenile, and expected of middle school know it alls.
Thanks for catching it.