Students in a summer art class paint a rectangular mural the shorter side of the mural measures 5 yards the longer side measures 3 yards longer than the shorter side how many square yards is the murals area
The longer side of the mural is 5 + 3 = 8 yards.
The area of a rectangle is calculated by multiplying the length and width, so the area of the mural is 5 yards * 8 yards = 40 square yards.