Bill wants to put a large mural on a wall that is 9 and 1/3 feet long and 8 and 1/8 feet wide. Find the area of the wall. If the mural is 100 square feet, will it fit on the wall

A = (length) (width)

A = (9 1/3) (8 1/8) = (28/3) (65/8) = 1820/24=75.83

100>75.83 ft^2

Yes, the mural will fit on the wall.

If you would like to know what is the area of the wall, you can calculate this using the following steps:

area = length * width

area = 9 1/3 feet * 8 1/8 feet = 28/3 feet * 65/8 feet = 455/6 = 75 5/6 square feet

The area of the wall is 75 5/6 square feet.

If the mural is 100 square feet, it won't fit on the wall, because 100 > 75 5/6.