Area of a rectangle is the product of length times width. Thus, here we need the product of 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches.
One way of doing this follows: 8.5
8.5
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93.5 square inches
Rounding up, this comes out to 94 square inches.
Alternatively: 17 187
---- * 11 = ------- = 93.5 square inches; rounded, that's 94.
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