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Jacinda draws a rectangle with measurement 6 cm and 3 cm. What is the area of the rectangle in square centimeters?

The area of a rectangle is calculated by multiplying the length by the width.

In this case, the length is 6 cm and the width is 3 cm.

Area = length x width
Area = 6 cm x 3 cm
Area = 18 square centimeters

Therefore, the area of the rectangle is 18 square centimeters.