Question

What is the area of a rectangle that is 4 1/2 cm long and 2 5/9 cm wide? Solution: Answer: What is the area of a square that has a side of 4 3/5 cm?

Answer 1

1) 23/2

2) 529/25

Explanation:

Transformation:

`4(1)/(2) = ((2*4) + 1)/(2) = (9)/(2)`

`2(5)/(9) = ((9*2) + 5)/(9) = (23)/(9)`

A =
`(9)/(2) * (23)/(9) = (23)/(2)`

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Transformation:

`4(3)/(5) = ((5*4) + 3)/(5) = (23)/(5)`

A =
`((23)/(5))^(2) = (529)/(25)`