Students in a summer art paint a rectangular m u r a l the shortest side of the m u r a l measures 5 yd the longer side measures 3 yards longer than the shortest side how many square yards is the m u r a l s area
The longer side of the mural is 5 + 3 = 8 yards.
Therefore, the area of the mural is 5 * 8 = 40 square yards.