Calculate Rectangle Area: Finding the Space of a 6 by 9 Rectangle

Area measures space inside the rectangle. When you multiply length × width, you're counting how many unit squares fit inside. Adding gives you the perimeter (distance around), not the area!

Not at all! Rectangle area is the same whether you calculate $9 \times 6$ or $6 \times 9$. Both give you 54 square units.

Since this problem doesn't specify units, just write 54. In real problems, if the dimensions are in feet, your area would be 54 square feet or 54 ft².

Think of it as 6 rows of 9 squares each, or 9 columns of 6 squares each. Either way, you get the same total: $6 \times 9 = 54$ squares!

No problem! Since multiplication is commutative, $6 \times 9 = 9 \times 6 = 54$. As long as you multiply the two given numbers, you'll get the correct area.