Question

What is the area of a rectangular parcel of land that is 7/8 mile by 1 1/2 miles?

Answer 1

Area = length * breadth

Area = (7/8) *  (1   1/2)                        1   1/2 = 3/2 as improper fraction

Area = 7/8 * 3/2 = 21/16

Area = 21/16 = 1.3125 square miles.