Area of a Rectangular Flower Bed

Jenny is designing a rectangular flower bed for her backyard. The length of the flower bed is 12 feet, and the width is 4 feet. She wants to calculate the area of the flower bed to determine how much soil she will need. What is the area of the flower bed?

To find the area of a rectangle, we can use the formula:

$$ ext{Area} = ext{Length} imes ext{Width} $$