Answer:
16 5/8 in^2
Step-by-step explanation:
The area of a rectangle is found by
A = l*w
= 3 1/2 * 4 3/4
Changing to improper fractions
= (2*3+1)/2 * (4*4+3)/4
= 7/2 * 19/4
133/8
Changing back to a mixed number
8 goes into 133 16 times with 5 left over
16 5/8
Answer: 16.625 in²
Step-by-step explanation: We can find the area of a rectangle using the formula that is shown below.
Area = length · width
Since the length is 4 and 3/4 inches and the width is 3 and 1/2 inches, we can plug this information into the formula to get [tex](4 \frac{3}{4} in.)(3\frac{1}2} in.)[/tex].
From here, we need to rewrite 4 and 3/4 and 3 and 1/2 as either improper fractions or decimals in order to multiply.
I would suggest rewriting 4 and 3/4 as the decimal 4.75
and 3 and 1/2 as the decimal 3.5.
So we have (4.75 in.)(3.5 in.) which simplifies to 16.625 in².
So the area of the rectangle is 16.625 in².
