Question

A rectangle is made of 2 rows and 5 columns of squares.
If each square occupies an area of 1 sq cm, then the area of the rectangle is .

• A. 14 sq cm
• B. 10 sq cm
• C. 20 sq cm

Answer 1

The correct option is B 10 sq cm

Since the rectangle is made of 2 rows and 5 columns of squares, the total number of squares inside the rectangle is $2\times 5=10.$


Since each square occupies an area of 1 sq cm, the area of the rectangle is $10\times 1\text{sq cm}$
$=10\text{sq cm}.$