Sammy has a rectangular piece of cloth7/8 of a meter long and 4/5 of a meter wide. She decides to share the rectangular piece of cloth equally with her friend.

a) What is the area of the rectangular piece of cloth?
b) What is the area of the piece of cloth her friend gets?

(a) 7/8 * 4/5 = 28/40 = 7/10

(b) 7/10 * 1/2 = 7/20