diff --git a/rectangles/Cargo.lock b/rectangles/Cargo.lock
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+++ b/rectangles/Cargo.lock
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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rectangles"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/rectangles/Cargo.toml b/rectangles/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/rectangles/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "rectangles"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/rectangles/src/main.rs b/rectangles/src/main.rs
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+++ b/rectangles/src/main.rs
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+fn main() {
+    let width1 = 30;
+    let height1 = 50;
+
+    println!(
+        "The area of the rectangle is {} square pixels.",
+        area(width1, height1)
+    );
+}
+
+fn area(width: u32, height: u32) -> u32 {
+    width * height
+}