Give the length and width in whole inches of three different rectangles that each have an area of 48 in. squared

To find the length and width of 3 different rectangles that have an area of 48 square inches, you can use the factor pairs that result in 48.

The reason is that to find the area of a rectangle you multiply two dimensions.

2 in x 12 in
3 in x 8 in
4 in x 6 in

On all these either one could be the length and the other the width.