Question

The base of a rectangle is12cmand height 5cm.What is the area?

Short answer

The area of the rectangle is $60c{m}^2$

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given information.

Base of the rectangle$b=12cm$

Height of the rectangle $h=5cm$.

Step 2. Concept  Used.

If b is the base of the reactangle and h is the height of the rectangle.

Then, the area of the rectangle is$A=b\times h$$A=b\times h$

Step 3. Let’s calculate the area of the rectangle.

Put the value of base and height into the formula and find the area.

Area of the rectangle :

$\begin{array}{c}A=12\times 5\\ =60c{m}^2\end{array}$

Therefore, the area of the rectangle is$60c{m}^2$ .