Solution
The area of a rectangle is given as length(l) x width(w)
length = 2 1/4
width = 1 1/2
Hence substituting these values into the formula
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Area = 2}\frac{1}{4}\times1\frac{1}{2} \\ \text{Area = }\frac{(4\times2)+1}{4}\times\frac{(2\times1)+1}{2} \\ \text{Area = }\frac{9}{4}\times\frac{3}{2} \\ \text{Area = }\frac{27}{8}in^2 \\ \text{Area = 3}\frac{3}{8}in^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]
