Find the area of the rectangle, to the nearest hundredth, with a base of 5 inches and a height = 2.5 inches.

The equation for the area of a rectangle is: A = bh, where A = area, b = length of base, and h = height.

You're told that the base, b = 5 in, and the height, h = 2.5 in. Plug these numbers into the equation to find the area:
A = bh
A = (5)(2.5)
A = 12.5 

If you include the hundredth place, your answer would be 12.50 .

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 12.50