The area of a rectangular shelf with length of 1 2 / 3 ft and width of 5 / 8 ft is [tex]1\frac{1}{24}[/tex] ft
How to find area of a rectangle?
A rectangle is a quadrilateral. It has 2 opposite sides equal to each other.
Therefore,
area of rectangle = lw
where
Therefore,
length = 1 2 / 3 = 5 / 3 ft
width = 5 / 8 ft
area = 5 / 3 × 5 / 8
area = 25 / 24 ft
area = [tex]1\frac{1}{24}[/tex] ft
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