Question

A park worker cuts a rectangular piece of sod measuring 2/3ft by 3/7ft. How do you find the area of the piece of sod?

Answer 1

The area of the piece of sod is 2/7 square feet.

Explanation:

The formula for area is `A = l*w` where `A` is the area, `l` is the length and `w` is the width.

We are given the length is 2/3 ft and the width is 3/7 ft. Substituting these into the formula for `l` and `w` and solving gives:

`A = 2/3 ft * 3/7 ft`

`A = (2 * 3)/(3 * 7) ft^2`

`A = (2 * cancel(3))/(cancel(3) * 7) ft^2`

`A = 2/7 ft^2`