What is the area of a rectangle measuring 1/3 meter by 1/5 meter. Express answer in units squared [meters2]
area of rectangel = length x width
so what is (1/3)(1/5) ?
1 or 15/15
To find the area of a rectangle, we need the formula:
Area = length x width
In this case, the length of the rectangle is 1/3 meter and the width is 1/5 meter. To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators together and the denominators together. Therefore, the area is:
Area = (1/3) x (1/5) = 1/15 square meters
To express the answer in square meters, we write it as 1/15 m².