Question

What is the area of the rectangle below?

side is 5/6m
bottom is 2/3m

Answer 1

The area of the rectangle below 5/9

Explanation:

Using the given fractions,

5/6 x 2/3

Applying the fractions formula for multiplication,

5x2=10

6x3=18

=10/18

Simplifying 10/18, the answer is

5/9

Answer 2

5/6 * 2/3
Multiply the numerators first 5*2 which = 10
Then multiple the denominators 6*3 =18
Now you have 10/18 but you need to find the greatest common factor which goes into them both which is 2 so you divide both the top and bottom by 2 and get 5/9