cara and beejal make a poster for school. the poster is in the shape or a rectangle. th left side mesures 5 unites and the right side mesures 8 units, what is the area in square units

To find the area of the rectangle, we need to multiply the length by the width. The length of the rectangle is 5 units and the width is 8 units:

Area = Length x Width
Area = 5 units x 8 units
Area = 40 square units

Therefore, the area of the rectangle is 40 square units.