Question

David measures a side of a piece of wood. The length is 8 feet and the width is one-half of the length. What is the area in square feet, of piece of wood?

formula is A=lw

Answer 1

The length is 8 feet

the width is one-half of the length ----> width = length/2 = 8/2 = 4 ft

Answer 2

So

Length = 8 ft ----> L = 8
Width = 4 ft ----> W = 4

Answer 3

you multiply then right?

Answer 4

yep

Answer 5

which is 4X8=32

Answer 6

perfect

Answer 7

so 32 square feet is the area of the board

Answer 8

how to show work?

Answer 9

just what you did and what I did above

Answer 10

not much work to show really

Answer 11

thanks

Answer 12

np