Question

The width of a picnic table is 3 times its length. If the length is 5/6 yd long, what is the area of the picnic table in square feet?

Answer 1

The area of the picnic table is
`18.75\ ft^(2)` or
`18(3)/(4)\ ft^(2)`

Explanation:

we know that

`1\ yd= 3\ ft`

Let

L-----> the length of the table

W----> the width of the table

the area of the table is

`A=LW`

Convert yards to feet

`L=(5)/(6)\ yd=(5)/(6)*3=(5)/(2)\ ft`

`W=3L`

`W=3((5)/(2))=(15)/(2)\ ft`

substitute in the formula

`A=(5)/(2)((15)/(2))=(75)/(4)=18.75\ ft^(2)`