Byron calculated the area of the rectangle as 22 square centimeters. What is the error in his reasoning and what is the correct answer? baese on 6 1/2 cm. 4 1/2.
Byron's error is likely that he multiplied the two sides of the rectangle together to get the area. However, the area of a rectangle is calculated by multiplying the length by the width.
Given that the length of the rectangle is 6 1/2 cm and the width is 4 1/2 cm, the correct calculation for the area is:
(6 1/2 cm) * (4 1/2 cm) = (13/2 cm) * (9/2 cm) = 117/4 cm^2 = 29.25 cm^2
Therefore, the correct area of the rectangle is 29.25 square centimeters.