students in a summer art class paint a rectangular mural The shorter side of the mural measures 5 yards the longer side measeures 3 yards longer than the shorter side how many sqaure yards in the murals area

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The shorter side of the mural measures 5 yards.

The longer side measures 3 yards longer than the shorter side, which means it measures 5 + 3 = 8 yards.

The area of a rectangle is calculated by multiplying the length by the width.

Therefore, the area of the mural is 5 yards x 8 yards = 40 square yards.

So, there are 40 square yards in the mural's area.