Ms. Simmons is using sticky notes to write reminders to herself. Each sticky note is 5/6 inches in length and 2/3 inches in width. If Ms. Simmons places 9 sticky notes on her board, what is the total area, in square inches, of Ms. Simmons’s sticky notes?

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Area of one note is (5/6)(2/3) inches^2
= 5/9 in^2

now just multiply this by 9
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