Question

A garden is 14 1/2 ft by 13 1/4 ft. What is the area

Answer 1

The area means to multiply the length by the width.

let's solve.

14 1/2 x 13 1/4.
convert our fractions into decimals.

14 1/2 = 14.50
13 1/4 = 13.25

Now we can multiply properly.

14.50 x 13.25 = 192.125
since our shape is 2-Dimensional, our units are ^2.

Your area is:
192.25 ft^2