Question

What is the area in square feet of a rectangle with a length of 10.6 yards, and a width of 5.8 yards?

a. 61.48 ft2
b. 737.76 ft2
c. 553.32 ft2
d. 184.44 ft2

Answer 1

Because the problem asks for the area of the rectangle in square feet, we have to convert the units from yd to ft.

We already know that 1yd=3ft, so we have:
10.6yd=31.8ft, 5.8yd=17.4ft

Area (S)= Length (L)* Width (W)
⇒ S= (31.8ft)*(17.4ft)
⇒ S= 553.32ft^(2)

Therefore, c. 553.32 ft^(2) is the correct answer.

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