Question

He sides of a square are 5 2/5 inches long. What is the area of the square?

Answer 1

The area of the square would be 29.16in^2.

Answer 2

(5 2/5) ^2

change to an improper fraction

(5*5+2)/5=27/5

(27/5)^2

729/25

29 4/5 inches^2