Question

7. Find the area of the rhombus. Express

your answer as a mixed number of
square centimeters in simplest form.

3 2/3cm
4½cm

Answer 1

Answer: 33/2


Step 1
Convert
3 2/3
to an improper fraction.

Step 2
Convert
4 1/2
to an improper fraction.

Step 3
Cancel the common factor of 3.

Step 4
Combine
11 and 3/2

Step 5
Multiply
11
by
3.

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact form: 33/2

Decimal form: 16.5

Mixed Number form: 16 1/2