the area of a rectangle is found by multiplying its length times it’s width. what is the area of a rectangle with a length of 2 1/4 inches and a width of 1 5/9?

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To find the area of a rectangle, you need to multiply its length by its width. In this case, the length is 2 1/4 inches and the width is 1 5/9 inches. To multiply fractions, you can follow these steps:

1. Convert mixed numbers into improper fractions.
- The length, 2 1/4, can be expressed as (2 x 4 + 1)/4 = 9/4.
- The width, 1 5/9, can be expressed as (1 x 9 + 5)/9 = 14/9.

2. Multiply the numerators (top numbers) to get the numerator of the product, and multiply the denominators (bottom numbers) to get the denominator of the product.
- 9/4 multiplied by 14/9 gives (9 x 14)/(4 x 9) = 126/36.

3. Simplify the fraction, if possible, by canceling down the common factors in the numerator and denominator.
- Both 126 and 36 can be divided by 18, so (126/36) simplifies to (7/2).

Therefore, the area of the rectangle is 7/2 square inches or 3 1/2 square inches.

well geez - multiply the length times the width!

what do you get?
hint: use improper fractions rather than mixed numbers.

A = 2 1/4 * 1 5/9 = 9/4 * 14/9 = 126/36 = 14/4 = 7/2 = 3 1/2 sq. in.