How can I find the area of a rectangle with a rectangle the size of w - 2in and l - 5 in. I need two ways and i need a lot of easy explaining because I need to draw how I did it.

Here's one way: A=WxL So in this case, it's 2x5 You would draw the rectangle, label one side 2 in. and the other 5 in. Draw an arrow from each no./side and put x underneath the line so that its 2 - x - 5 (2, line, x, line, 5. With x under line)