Abby is painting rectangular blocks on her bathroom walls. Each block is 15in. by 18in. What is the area of one block in square feet?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-20T11:06:30

#1.875 " square feet"#

The area of a block in square inches is:

#15xx18=270 " inches"^2#

#1 " foot" =12 " inches"#

#1 " square foot"=12xx12=144 " inches"^2#

So we divide:

#270/144=1.875#

The area of a block is:

#1.875 " square feet"#