Question

When a side has a measurement that is a mixed number, what do you need to do to use it in the formula: area = length x width?

Answer 1

convert the added fraction in the mixed number into a decimal
Let's say you have 1 and 1/3 you'd turn that into 1.33

Answer 2

We have to make that mixed number into proper number by changing into decimal number

Mixed Number:

A mixed number is nothing but the combination of a whole number and a proper fraction

How to find decimal value of mixed numbers?

If we have given any side measurement into a mixed number say $1\frac{1}{2}$ unit then we have to change this $\frac{1}{2}$ into decimal value and the total unit value will be 1.5 unit

Now we can put into the formula

area = length x width

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