Question

Allen buys 1 square yard of cloth. He cuts out a rectangular piece of cloth that measures 2/5 yd by 3/4 yd. What is the area of cloth that he cuts?​

Answer 1

Area is length x width

Area = 2/5 x 3/4

When multiplying fraction, multiply the numerators by each other and the denominators by each other:

Area = 2/5 x 3/4 = (2 x3)/(5 x 4) = 6/20

6/20 reduces to 3/10

Area = 3/10 square yards