#include

using namespace std;

int main()

{

double area;

int length;

int width;

// Can you compose a void function to print out to console this welcome message?

cout << "Welcome to my fabulous rectangle area calculator!" << endl

<< "This program will take the length and width of a rectangle, and" << endl

<< "return the area of that rectangle!"

<< endl << endl;

// Can you compose a function that will prompt the length and width?

// of a rectangle. Then calculate and return the

// rectangle area (returns a double). Remember to assign the retuned value

// to the variable 'area'.

cout << "please enter a length : ";

cin >> length;

cout << "please enter a width: ";

cin >> width;

area = static_cast length*width;

// this should remain inside your main function

cout << "Rectangle area is : " << area;

return 0;

}