charly is painting two rectangular walls one wall ,measures 8 ft by 7 1/2 feet the other wall measures 8 feet by 10 1/2 feet what is the total area of the two walls?

Answer 1

that would, of course, be 8(7 1/2 + 10 1/2) = 8*18 = ___ ft^2

Answer 2

7 1/2*8
10 1/2*8
=144

Answer 3

A recipe calls for 5 pounds of flour to make 8 loaves of bread. How much flour is needed to make 1 loaf?
(5 divided by 8) ≈ 1.6
1.6 as a fraction is 8/5
Reason why I posted it here because I have no idea to make a new category.