Question

Miguel ordered a rectangular print for his bedroom. The print is 7/8 feet wide and 1 3/5 feet long. What is the area of the print. Answer as a mixed number in simplest form?

Answer 1

the right answer for K12 is =1 2/5

Answer 2

A =
`1(2)/(5)`ft²

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a rectangle is:

A = l x w, where 'l' is the length and 'w' is the width

Given the dimensions of the print:

w =
`(7)/(8)`

l =
`1(3)/(5)=(8)/(5)`

A =
`(7)/(8)*(8)/(5)=(56)/(40)=1(16)/(40)=1(2)/(5)`