Find the area of a rectangle with a length of 3 feet and a width of 2 7\8
The formula for the area of a rectangle is A = lw
A = 3(2 7/8)
Multiply
A = 8 5/8
8 5/8 square feet
P.S. If you don't know how to multiply 3 and 2 7/8, here it is below :
3(2 7/8)
Turn 3 into a fraction and 2 7/8 into an improper fraction
3/1 (23/8)
Multiply across
69/8
Turn into mixed number
8 5/8
The formula for the area of a rectangle is A = lw
A = 3(2 7/8)
Multiply
A = 8 5/8
8 5/8 square feet
P.S. If you don't know how to multiply 3 and 2 7/8, here it is below :
3(2 7/8)
Turn 3 into a fraction and 2 7/8 into an improper fraction
3/1 (23/8)
Multiply across
69/8
Turn into mixed number
8 5/8