// rect.cpp
// calculate the area of a rectangle with fixed dimensions
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
   int base;    //the base of the rectangle
   int height;  //the height of the rectangle
   int area;    //the area of the rectangle

   //assign values to base and height
   base = 5;
   height = 10;

   //calculate the area
   area = base*height;

   //output the result
   cout << "The base is " << base << " and the height is " << height << endl;
   cout << "The area is " << area << endl;

   return 0;
}