Coral created a painting that was 4 1/3 ft long and 1 1/5 ft wide. what was the area of coral's painting?

A painting is a rectangle so ...

Area = L x W

Area = 4 1/3 x 1 1/5

Change both into an improper fraction

(Multiply denominator by whole number and add numerator)

4 x 3 + 1 = 13, so 4 1/3 is 13/3

1 x 5 + 1 = 6, so 1 1/5 is 6/5

- multiply across

13 x 6 = 78

5 x 3 = 15

New fraction

78/15

Now simplify

5 1/5