Multiplying Fractions to Area

Question

Hello, Im Jazmine, and Lets say i have a rectangle that has the length of 1/12 and width 3/4, and i want to figure out how and to slove Lets say i have a rectangle that has the length of 1/12 and width 3/4, and i want to figure out how and to slove it, i know the answer, but not knowing how to show my work?, i know the answer, but not knowing how to show my work?

Answer 1

The area of a rectangle A = L * W, where L = the rectangle's length and W = the rectangle's width.

Plug in the given numbers as follows:

A = 1 / 12 * 3/4

A = (1 * 3) / (12 * 4)

A = 3 / 48

This can be simplified to:

A = 1 / 16 because 3 is the GCF between 3 and 48.

Final Answer: A = 1 / 16