Question

Mrs Henley built a cage for her bird. She wanted to cover the bottom of the cage with newspaper. If the cage is 1/4 yard by 1/2 yard, what is the area that needs to be covered?

Answer 1

1/8 yard, I believe. I multiplied 1/4 by 1/2 to get 1/8 bc the formula for area is length×width.

Answer 2

The question says :Mrs Henley built a cage for her bird .

The bottom of the cage Mrs Henley build has to be covered by a newspaper.

To cover the bottom by newspaper we need to find the area of bottom.

The formula to find the area of bottom is length x width.

The dimensions of the bottom is given as
`(1)/(4) and (1)/(2) yard.`

Area of bottom =
`(1)/(4) times (1)/(2) = (1)/(8)`

Answer: The area that needs to be covered is
`(1)/(8)` square yards.