Two rectangles are drawn with chalk. One has a length of 3.2 and a width of 2.25 inches. The second one has a length of 2.75 and a width of 1.2 inches. What is the difference of the area of the rectangles?
To find the area of each rectangle, we multiply the length by the width.
For the first rectangle:
Area = 3.2 inches * 2.25 inches = 7.2 square inches
For the second rectangle:
Area = 2.75 inches * 1.2 inches = 3.3 square inches
The difference in the areas of the two rectangles is:
7.2 square inches - 3.3 square inches = 3.9 square inches
Therefore, the difference in the areas of the two rectangles is 3.9 square inches.