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Question 1

What is the area of a rectangle that is 1/2 feet long and 2/3 feet wide?
Hint: Put the fraction in form
A:3/5
B;1/3
C:2/6

User Fen
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2 Answers

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Answer:

B. 1/3.

Explanation:

The area of a rectangle is represented by the following equation:

Area = width x height

In this case it would look like this:


Area = (1)/(2) * (2)/(3)

Now, we solve:


Area = (2)/(6) \\Area = (1)/(3)

Therefore, the correct answer is B. 1/3.

Hope this helps!!

- Kay :)

User Boris Gougeon
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Answer:

B

Explanation:

Area of a rectangle is length multiplied by width. So 2/3 times 1/2 which equals 1/3 or .33333 repeated

User Till Ulen
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