Question

A rectangle is 2/5 inches long and 1/3 in wide what is the area of the rectangle

Answer 1

Area = length * Width
2/5 * 1/3 = 2/15

Answer 2

Area of rectangle is given by:

`A=lw`

where

A is the area of rectangle

l is the length of the rectangle

w is the width of the rectangle

As per the statement:

a rectangle is 2/5 inches long and 1/3 in wide

⇒
`w = (1)/(3)`

and
`l = (2)/(5)` inches

then using area formula we have;

`A=(2)/(5) \cdot (1)/(3)`

Simplify:

`A=(2)/(15)` inches square.

Therefore, the area of rectangle is
`(2)/(15)` square inches.