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Part 1
James hired an artist to make a painting to hang on a wall of the company library. The dimensions of the mural must be 5 and two thirds
ft by 1 and one sixth
ft. Use rounding to estimate the area of the mural. Then find the area.
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Part 1
Estimate the area of the mural. Choose the correct answer below.
A.
7 ftsquared
B.
6 ftsquared
C.
8 ftsquared
D.
9 ftsquared

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Round 5 2/3 ≈ 6 and 1 1/6 ≈ 1, so estimated area = 6 × 1 = 6 ft². (Choice B.)

Exact area: (17/3) × (7/6) = 119/18 ≈ 6.611... ft².