Two rectangles are drawn with chalk. One has a length of 4.5 and a width of 2.55 inches. The second one has a length of 2.65 and a width of 3.1 inches. What is the difference of the area of the rectangles?
To find the area of a rectangle, you multiply its length by its width.
For the first rectangle:
Area = length * width
Area = 4.5 inches * 2.55 inches
Area = 11.475 square inches
For the second rectangle:
Area = length * width
Area = 2.65 inches * 3.1 inches
Area = 8.215 square inches
Now, calculate the difference of the areas:
11.475 square inches - 8.215 square inches = 3.26 square inches
Therefore, the difference of the area of the rectangles is 3.26 square inches.