SOLUTION: Find the area of a rectangle at 14 feet and 8 inches long/= L and 5 feet and 6 inches wide/= W

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Question 784312: Find the area of a rectangle at 14 feet and 8 inches long/= L and 5 feet and 6 inches wide/= W
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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the area of a rectangle:
A=LW where L is the length and W is the width

if the length L is 14ft and 8in and the width W is 5ft and 6in, first convert either inches to feet or feet to inches
1ft=12in
or
1in=%281%2F12%29ft=0.08333ft
so, I would take 1ft=12in
then L=14ft%2B8in=14%2A12in%2B8in=176in and W=5ft%2B6in=5%2A12in%2B6in=66in
and your area will be:
A=LW
A=176in%2A66in
A=11616in%5E2
or in square feet
1in%5E2=0.006944ft%5E2+
A=11616%2A0.006944ft%5E2
A=80.67ft%5E2