A rectangular garden has length 9 m and width 4 m. What is its area in square meters?

A rectangular garden has length 9 m and width 4 m. What is its area in square meters?

• A. 18
• B. 36
• C. 40
• D. 45

Answer: (B)

For a rectangle, area is found by multiplying its length by its width. The garden’s length is 9 meters and its width is 4 meters, so the area is 9 × 4 = 36. Since area is measured in square meters, the garden covers 36 square meters. The other numbers would come from multiplying 9 by different widths, which don’t match the given width.

For a rectangle, area is found by multiplying its length by its width. The garden’s length is 9 meters and its width is 4 meters, so the area is 9 × 4 = 36. Since area is measured in square meters, the garden covers 36 square meters. The other numbers would come from multiplying 9 by different widths, which don’t match the given width.