Elise planted a row of flowers in an area with the dimensions shown at the right. what is the area of her flower garden if the dimensions are 8ft by 1/2 ft?

Area is measured in square units such as square inches, square feet or square meters. To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length by the width. The formula is: A = LW , where A is the area, L is the length, W is the width, 

A = ( 8ft) (1/2 ft)

A = 4 sq ft