the area of a rectangle is found by multiplying its length times it’s width. what is the area of a rectangle with a length of 2 1/4 inches and a width of 1 5/9?

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well geez - multiply the length times the width!
what do you get?
hint: use improper fractions rather than mixed numbers.
A = 2 1/4 * 1 5/9 = 9/4 * 14/9 = 126/36 = 14/4 = 7/2 = 3 1/2 sq. in.
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