Question

A room measures `5 1/3` yd by `3 3/4` yd. How many square yards of the floor?

Answer 1

`20` yards

Explanation:

The area of a rectangular room is the product of the length and the width. In this case, our length is `5 1/3` and our width is `3 3/4`.

`A=5 1/3yd*3 3/4yd`

Convert both mixed numbers into improper fractions to multiply. This is done by multiplying the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and then adding the numerator.

`A=16/3yd*15/4yd`

Multiply the numerators and the denominators together.

`A=(240yd)/(12yd`

`A=20yd`

The area of the floor is `20` yards.