Marissa needs at least 20 square feet to lay out her picnic. Will the grass area shown below be large enough for her picnic?

A grass area with a length of 5 and a half feet and a width of 4 and three-fourths feet.
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To find the area of the grass area, we can multiply the length (5 and a half feet) by the width (4 and three-fourths feet).

5 and a half feet is equal to 5.5 feet.
4 and three-fourths feet is equal to 4.75 feet.

So the area of the grass area is 5.5 feet x 4.75 feet = 26.125 square feet.

Since the grass area is larger than 20 square feet, it will be large enough for Marissa's picnic. Therefore, the answer is YES.