Question

Jade is painting a rectangular wall. The wall is 4 1/4 yd long and 2 2/3 yd high. The formula for the area of a rectangle is A=bh. What is the area of the wall? Enter your answer as a mixed number in simplest form in the box. { } yd2

Answer 1

4 1/4 = 17/4
2 2/3 = 8/3

17/4 * 8/3 = (17 * 8)/12

136/12

11 4/12

11 1/3 yd^2