IXL | Area of rectangles with fractions and mixed numbers

What is the area of the rectangle?

ft.

square feet

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question

What is the area of the rectangle?

square meters

key idea

The area of a rectangle is equal to its length times its width.

area

length

width

To multiply two fractions, multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators.

solution

This rectangle has a length of

meters and a width of

of a meter.

To find the area, multiply the length by the width.

area

length

width

Write

as a fraction greater than 1

Write

as a fraction greater than 1

Multiply

Rewrite as a mixed number

Now, find the units. The rectangle's length and width are measured in

meters,

so the area is measured in square

meters.

The area of the rectangle is

square

meters.

Looking for more? Try these:

Lesson: Area of rectangles

Lesson: Multiplying mixed numbers

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TT.2Area of rectangles with fractions

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Lesson: Area of rectangles

Lesson: Multiplying mixed numbers

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