Answer:
We are given a length of 9 cm and a width of 4 cm and we are also told that it our shape is a rectangle. This means that we are able to use the rectangle formula which is [tex]A=l*w[/tex].
Therefore, we can just multiply 9 cm by 4 cm and we get [tex]A = 36\ cm^2[/tex]
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