Question

A mattress measure 6 1/4 feet by 3 1/4 feet
What is the area

Answer 1

The area of the mattress is approximately 20.31 square feet.

To solve this problem

We need to convert the mixed numbers to feet first:

For the length:

6 1/4 feet is equal to 6 + (1/4) = 25/4 feet.

For the width:

3 1/4 feet is equal to 3 + (1/4) = 13/4 feet.

Now, we can calculate the area using the formula for the area of a rectangle:

• Area = Length × Width
• Area = (25/4 feet) × (13/4 feet)
• Area = (25 × 13) / (4 × 4)
• Area = 325 / 16
• Area = 20.3125 square feet (rounded to four decimal places)

So, the area of the mattress is approximately 20.31 square feet.