Question

Olivia is cutting 1 1/2 m by 3/4 m pieces of rectangular paper in the two pieces along its diagonal What is the area of each of the pieces

Answer 1

Answer: 2 1/4

Explanation:

Convert both to same denominators and mixed numbers

1 1/2 = 1 2/4 = 6/4

3/4 = 3/4

3/4*6/4 = 18/16

Simplify: 9/4 = 2 1/4