Observe the changes to the rectangle as you adjust the "length" and "width" sliders. Each square in the grid is 1cm by 1cm.

Questions:[br][br]1. Adjust the sliders so l = 5 and w = 3. How many squares fit inside the rectangle?[br][br]2. Adjust the sliders so l = 5.5 and w = 3. How many squares fit inside the rectangle now?[br][br]3. When we say that the area of the rectangle is "32 square cm" or "32 cm squared", what do we really mean by that?[br][br]4. What measurements of the rectangle would give you an area of 32 square cm?[br][br]5. What is the formula for the area of a rectangle? Your answer should be in terms of l and w.