Question

The area of a rectangle with 2 1/2 as the width and 10 feet as the length

Answer 1

The formula for the area of a rectangle is:

`A=wl`
w = width
l = length

First, we have to convert 2
`(1)/(2)` into an improper fraction, then into a number. The improper fraction would be
`(5)/(2)`. Let's convert that into a decimal.

`5/2=2.5`

Let's multiply

`2.5*10=25`
The area of the rectangle would be 25 feet!