Eleven rectangular 9-inch by 12-inch pictures hang on a wall. How many square inches of the wall's surface area are covered by the pictures?
Each picture has area \(9 \times 12\). There are 11 of these, so the total area is \(108 \times 11 = \color{brown}\boxed{1,188}\)
Each picture has area \(9 \times 12\). There are 11 of these, so the total area is \(108 \times 11 = \color{brown}\boxed{1,188}\)