Question

A rectangular floor has a length of 16 3/4 feet and a width of 15 1/2 feet. What is the area of the floor ?

Answer 1

To find the area of the rectangular floor, we need to multiply its length by its width.

First, we need to convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions.

16 3/4 = (4 x 16 + 3)/4 = 67/4

15 1/2 = (2 x 15 + 1)/2 = 31/2

So, the area of the floor is:

67/4 x 31/2 = (67 x 31)/(4 x 2) = 2077/8 square feet

Therefore, the area of the floor is 2077/8 square feet.