Use the image to answer the question.
An illustration shows a rectangle of length 11.5 inches and width 4.4 inches. The lengths are vertically positioned and widths are horizontally positioned.
What is the area of the rectangle?
(1 point)
square inches
The area of a rectangle is calculated by multiplying the length by the width.
Area = length x width
Area = 11.5 inches x 4.4 inches
Area = 50.6 square inches
Therefore, the area of the rectangle is 50.6 square inches.