a = 3 4 3 m b = 4 3 2 m A re a = a ⋅ b A re a = 3 4 3 ⋅ 4 3 2 = 4 15 ⋅ 3 14 = 2 5 ⋅ 1 7 = 2 35 = 17 2 1 ( m 2 ) ← A n s w er
The area of the room is calculated by multiplying the length and width, which leads to an area of 17 1/2 m². This is done by converting the mixed numbers to improper fractions and performing the multiplication. After simplifying, we find the final area as 17 1/2 square meters.
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