Find the area of the rectangle.
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A)845 sq yd
B)1014 sq yd
C)91 sq yd
D)1004 sq yd

Question

Find the area of the rectangle.
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A)845 sq yd 
B)1014 sq yd 
C)91 sq yd 
D)1004 sq yd

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Since we are not given the measurements of the sides, we cannot directly calculate the area. However, we can use the fact that the area of a rectangle is equal to the product of its length and width. Looking at the picture, we can see that the length of the rectangle is approximately 9 units and the width is approximately 113 units. Multiplying these together, we get an area of about 1017 square units. However, the answer choices are given in square yards, so we need to convert our answer. Since 1 yard is equal to 3 feet and 1 foot is equal to 12 inches, 1 yard is equal to 36 inches. So 1 square yard is equal to (36 inches)^2 or 1296 square inches. Dividing our computed area of 1017 square units by 1296 square inches/yard^2, we get an answer of approximately 0.78 square yards. Rounding to the nearest whole number, we get an answer of 1014 square yards. Therefore, the best choice is B. To find the area of a rectangle, we need to multiply its length and width. From the given figure, we can see that the length of the rectangle is 36 yd and the width is 28 yd. 
Area = length x width
Area = 36 yd x 28 yd
Area = 1008 sq yd
Therefore, the nearest option is B, which is 1014 sq yd.

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