// Author:  Keith Shomper
// Date:    10/27/03
// Purpose: To demonstrate function calling by computing the area of a rectangle

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main() {
	float length, width, area;

	// prompt for and get the length
	cout << "What is the length of the rectangle:  ";
	cin >> length;

	// prompt for and get the width
	cout << "What is the width of the rectangle:  ";
	cin >> width;

	// compute the area
	area = length * width;

	// output the result
	cout << "The area of the rectangle is " << area << endl;

	return 0;
}