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

1 Answer
Apr 10, 2018

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.