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Answer:
Area is 147.74
Explanation:
You need to recall that the equation for the area of a rectangle is:
Length * Width = area
So 16 3/5 * 8 9/10 = area
Rearrange so the whole numbers are being multiplied and the fractions are too:
We need to make the denominator same, this can be done by simply multiplying 3/5 by 2:
3/5 * 2 = 6/10
Now the two numbers can be written as 16.6 and 8.9.
Multiply both numbers by 10:
166 * 89 = 14774
Then divide this by 100 (two lots of division by 10)
14774 ÷ 1000 = 147.74
So the area of the rectangle is 147.74!
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