Help? I'm not sure I understand how to solve this.
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Answer:
<u>36 in²</u>
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Area of the figure</u>
- Area (small rectangle) left + Area (big rectangle) right
- 3 x (6 - 4) + 5 x 6
- 3 x 2 + 30
- 6 + 30
- <u>36 in²</u>
In short, if the denominator is a decimal or a fraction and you have an integer in the numerator, the numerator gets blown up.
so if you divide by 1/2, the numerator blows up to twice as large, if you divide by 1/5, to five times as large, if you divide by 1/3... well, let's see,
why is that? well, you're dividing, and so is saying "how many times 1/3 goes into 2"?
well, 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 3/3 or 1, so in 1 whole, the fraction goes there 3 times, so in 2 wholes, it'll be 6 times.
so if you divide by 1/2, the numerator blows up to twice as large, if you divide by 1/5, to five times as large, if you divide by 1/3... well, let's see,
why is that? well, you're dividing, and so is saying "how many times 1/3 goes into 2"?
well, 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 3/3 or 1, so in 1 whole, the fraction goes there 3 times, so in 2 wholes, it'll be 6 times.