Asked by jay's gyrl
I having a hard time with this word problem: A backyard has dimensions 4 and 2/5 yards by 2 and 4/5 yards. What is the area of the backyard in square yards (yd^2)? Do I mulitiply and then simplify?
Yes, you do multiply and then simplify.
To make it easier to multiply, it is better to change the dimensions to decimals, 4.4 and 2.8, respectively.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
Thanks for your help
First, ditch the fractions.
Multiply 4.4 x 2.8 to get the answer in decimal square yards.
The answer is 12.32, in one step.
If you were doing it as fractions, you would have to go through these steps:
22/5 x 14/5 = 308/25 = 12 8/25
Both answers are the same, of course.
Yes, you do multiply and then simplify.
To make it easier to multiply, it is better to change the dimensions to decimals, 4.4 and 2.8, respectively.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
Thanks for your help
First, ditch the fractions.
Multiply 4.4 x 2.8 to get the answer in decimal square yards.
The answer is 12.32, in one step.
If you were doing it as fractions, you would have to go through these steps:
22/5 x 14/5 = 308/25 = 12 8/25
Both answers are the same, of course.