Question

A wall in Marcus's bedroom is `8 2/5` feet high and `18 1/3` feet long. If he paints `1/2` of the wall blue, how many square feet will be blue?

Answer 1

`77feet^2`

Explanation:

Area of the wall is `8 2/5 xx 18 1/3`

`42/5xx55/3`

`14/5xx55/1`

`14/1xx11/1=154 feet^2`

The area we want is half of this `77 feet^2`