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Roberto must make his costume for the school play. He needs a piece of fabric that is 2 and 2/3 yards long and 1 and 1/2 yards wide. What is the area of the piece of fabric Roberto needs?

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Answer:

4 yd².

Explanation:

From the question given above, the following data were obtained:

Length (L) = 2⅔ yards

Width (W) = 1½ yards

Area (A) =.?

The area of the piece of fabric that Roberto needs can be obtained by using the formula for calculating the area of a rectangle. This is illustrated below:

Area (A) = Length (L) × Width (W)

A = 2⅔ × 1½

A = 8/3 × 3/2

A = 8 × ½

A = 4 yd²

Thus, the area of the piece of fabric that Roberto needs is 4 yd²

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