Find the area of a rectangle heating-duct grill having a length of 2yd and a width of 17/4yd
17/4 = 4.25
2 * 4.25 = ?
To find the area of a rectangle, we multiply its length by its width.
In this case, the length of the heating-duct grill is given as 2 yd, and the width is given as 17/4 yd.
To calculate the area, we can use the formula: Area = length x width.
Substituting the given values: Area = 2 yd x (17/4) yd.
Now, we need to multiply the numbers. To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators together and the denominators together.
17/4 can be written as (17 x 1) / (4 x 1) = 17/4.
Hence, the area of the heating-duct grill is: 2 yd x (17/4) yd = (2 x 17) / 4 yd² = 34/4 yd².
To simplify the fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2.
34/4 can be simplified to (34 ÷ 2) / (4 ÷ 2) = 17/2.
Therefore, the area of the rectangle heating-duct grill is 17/2 yd².