Miguel ordered a rectangular print for his bedroom. The print is 7/8 ft wide and 1 3/5 ft long. What is the area of the print as a mixed number in simplest form?

The answer is 1 2/5 ft²

The area (A) of the rectangle is:

A = w * l

w - width

l - length

We have:

w = 7/8 ft

l = 1 3/5 ft = 1 + 3/5 = 5/5 + 3/5 = (5 + 3) / 5 = 8/5 ft

A = w * l

A = 7/8 * 8/5

A = 7/5 = (5+2) / 5 = 5/5 + 2/5 = 1 + 2/5 = 1 2/5 ft²