Question

What is the area, in square centimeters, of the shape below? Express your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
3/5cm
4/5cm

Answer 1

To find the area of the shape given the dimensions \( \frac{3}{5} \) cm and \( \frac{4}{5} \) cm, we must first identify the type of shape. Since no specific shape was provided in the question, we'll assume it is a rectangle, which is a common shape for area calculations.

The area \( A \) of a rectangle is calculated using the formula:

\[
A = \text{length} \times \text{width}
\]

In this case, we can assign:
- Length = \( \frac{4}{5} \) cm
- Width = \( \frac{3}{5} \) cm

Now we plug the values into the formula:

\[
A = \frac{4}{5} \times \frac{3}{5}
\]

To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators together and the denominators together:

\[
A = \frac{4 \times 3}{5 \times 5} = \frac{12}{25}
\]

Thus, the area of the shape is:

\[
\boxed{\frac{12}{25}} \text{ square centimeters}
\]