SOLUTION: A rectangle is 9 ft long and 40 in wide. what is its area in square feet?

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Question 749561: A rectangle is 9 ft long and 40 in wide. what is its area in square feet?
Answer by timvanswearingen(106) About Me  (Show Source):
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Convert the 40in measurement to feet:
40in%2A1ft%2F12in
Reduce:
%284%2A10ft%29%2F%284%2A3%29

10ft%2F3
Now find the area:
A=l%2Aw
A=9ft%2A10ft%2F3

A=90ft%5E2%2F3

A=%283%2A30ft%5E2%29%2F3

A=30ft%5E2