Question

Defined the area of a rectangle multiply the length and width find the equation to find the area of the rectangle 3 3/5 feet long and 2 1/6 feet wide. Then find the area in square feet

Answer 1

• area = length × width
• area = 7 4/5 square feet

Explanation:

The problem statement tells you that the area is found by multiplying length times width:

area = length × width . . . . . . equation to find the area

Filling in the given numbers and doing the arithmetic, we find the area of the rectangle to be ...

area = (3 3/5 ft)(2 1/6 ft) = (18/5)(13/6) ft² = 39/5 ft² = 7 4/5 ft²

The area of the rectangle is 7 4/5 square feet.