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Area and volume SAT question

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A rectangle has a length of inches and a width of inches. What is the area, in square inches, of the rectangle?

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The correct answer is . The area , in square inches, of a rectangle is equal to the product of its length , in inches, and its width , in inches, or . It's given that the rectangle has a length of inches and a width of inches. Substituting for  and for in the equation yields , or . Therefore, the area, in square inches, of the rectangle is .

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