What is the area of a rectangle that has side lengths of 2/5foot and 3/8 foot
Area = Base x height
Area = (2/5) x (3/8)
To to multiply fractions, just multiply the numerators with each other and the denominators with each other
2 x 3 = 6
5 x 8 = 40
The fraction comes to be 6/40
Simplify - divide each number by the GCF(2)
6/2=3
40/2=20
ANSWER:
3/20 foot
2/53/8
The numerator is:
13=6
The denominator is:
5*8=40
6/40
This can be simplified by dividing both sides by 2:
3/20
Hope this helps :)