The width of a rectangle is M centimeters, and its length is 5 times its width. What's the area of the rectangle?
Let's call the width of the rectangle "M".
According to the problem, the length of the rectangle is 5 times its width. So,
Length = 5M
To find the area of the rectangle, we need to multiply the length by the width:
Area = Length x Width
Substituting in the values we have:
Area = 5M x M
Area = 5M^2
So, the area of the rectangle is 5M^2 square centimeters.