Question

A rectangle is 2/5 (fraction) inches long and 1/3 inches wide.

What is the area of the rectangle?
Enter your answer as a fraction in simplest form by filling in the boxes
in2

__/__ in2

Answer 1

`\sf area=(2)/(15) \ in^2`

Explanation:

Area of a rectangle = width x length

Given:

• 
  `\sf length=\frac25`
• 
  `\sf width=\frac13`

Substitute these values into the equation are solve:

`\sf \implies area=\frac13 * \frac25`

`\sf \implies area=(1 * 2)/(3 * 5)`

`\sf \implies area=(2)/(15) \ in^2`

Answer 2

A = 2/15 in^2

Explanation:

To find the area of a rectangle, we multiply length times width

A = l*w

A = 2/5 * 1/3

A = 2/15 in^2