Lars is planting a vegetable garden 10 1/3 feet

long and 1 1/2 feet
wide. What is the area of the garden? Convert the answer to a mixed number.(1 point)

1 answer

To find the area of the garden, we multiply the length by the width.

Length: 10 1/3 feet
Width: 1 1/2 feet

To simplify the calculation, let's convert the lengths to improper fractions.

Length: 10 1/3 = 31/3 feet
Width: 1 1/2 = 3/2 feet

Now, let's multiply the fractions to find the area:

Area = 31/3 * 3/2
= (31*3)/(3*2)
= 93/6

To convert the area to a mixed number, we divide the numerator (93) by the denominator (6):

93 รท 6 = 15 remainder 3

So the area of the garden is 15 3/6 square feet. Simplifying the fraction further, we get:

15 3/6 = 15 1/2

Therefore, the area of the garden is 15 1/2 square feet.