Question

A rectangle is 2/5 inches long and 1/3 in wide what is the area of the rectangle

Answer 1

Area = length * Width
2/5 * 1/3 = 2/15

Answer 2

Answer:

Area of rectangle is given by:

$A=lw$

where

A is the area of rectangle

l is the length of the rectangle

w is the width of the rectangle

As per the statement:

a rectangle is 2/5 inches long and 1/3 in wide

⇒$w = \frac{1}{3}$

and $l = \frac{2}{5}$ inches

then using area formula we have;

$A=\frac{2}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{3}$

Simplify:

$A=\frac{2}{15}$ inches square.

Therefore, the area of rectangle is $\frac{2}{15}$ square inches.