Cara and Beejal make a poster for school. The poster is in the shape of a rectangle. The left side of the poster measures 7 units; the top side of the poster measures 6 units. What is the area in square units of the completed poster?(1 point)
42 square units
26 square units
48 square units
13 square units
The area of a rectangle is calculated by multiplying the length by the width. In this case, the left side measures 7 units and the top side measures 6 units. So, the area of the poster is:
7 units (length) x 6 units (width) = 42 square units
Therefore, the correct answer is:
42 square units