Miguel ordered a rectangular print for his bedroom. The print is 7/8 ft wide and 1 3/5 ft long. What is the area of the print as

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Genrish500 [490]

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Miguel ordered a rectangular print for his bedroom. The print is 7/8 ft wide and 1 3/5 ft long. What is the area of the print as

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blagie [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-11T12:08:15+03:00

blagie [28]3 years ago

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The answer is 1 2/5 ft²

The area (A) of the rectangle with width w and length l is:
A = w * l

We know:
w = 7/8 ft
l = 1 3/5 ft = 1 + 3/5 = 5/5 + 3/5 = (5 + 3)/5 = 8/5 ft

A = 7/8 * 8/5
A = 7/5 = (5+2)/5 = 5/5 + 2/5 = 1 + 2/5 = 1 2/5 ft²