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Use a checking method for this problem: final-answer check: a rectangular tile has length 26 cm and width 24 cm. Find its area. State the final answer and verify it against the information in the question.
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Use a checking method for this problem: final-answer check: a rectangular tile has length 26 cm and width 24 cm. Find its area. State the final answer and verify it against the information in the question.
Answer
A valid checked answer is 624 cm^2. The method is: Area measures the square units inside the rectangle. Use the rectangle area method with length and width. The length is 26 cm. The width is 24 cm. Multiply 26 by 24. 624 cm^2 The final line agrees with the canonical answer.
Explanation
calculator check keeps the canonical answer 624 cm^2 fixed before the model answer is written, so the worked solution and final answer agree.
Common mistake
Standard units and compound measures common mistake 1
Writing a final answer without showing the method that justifies it. This can weaken answers for: [Foundation and Higher] Use standard units of mass, length, time, money and other measures, including compound measures, with decimal quantities where appropriate..
Show the method first, then give the final answer in the required form. Apply this directly to Standard units and compound measures.
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