3 A rectangle has a length of 56 inches and a width of 28 inches. What is the area, in square inches, of the rectangle?
Correct answer: D (parsed from the explanation — this source omits an answer key for this item)
Explanation
Choice D is correct. The area, A, of a rectangle can be found using the formula =, , A w, where represents the length and w represents the width of the 56 rectangle. It’s given that a rectangle has a length of inches and a width of 28 56 , 28 =, inches. Substituting for and for w in the formula A w yields = 56 28 =1,568 A ^ h^ h, or A . Therefore, the area, in square inches, of the rectangle 1,568 is . 43 SAT PRACTICE TEST #11 ANSWER EXPLANATIONS SAT ANSWER EXPLANATIONS n MATH: MODULE 2 Choice A is incorrect. This is the width, in inches, not the area, in square inches, of the rectangle. Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
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