Students in a summer art class paint a rectangular mural. The shorter side of the mural measures 5 yards the stronger side measures 3 yards longer than the shorter side how many square yards is the murals area?

The longer side of the mural measures 5 + 3 = 8 yards.

The area of a rectangle is calculated by multiplying the length by the width, so the area of the mural is 5 x 8 = 40 square yards.