Question

Tony created a square-shaped poster. The length of each side was 1 1/2 feet. What is the area of the poster? 3ft2 or 2 1/4 ft2??

Answer 1

The answer is 2 1/4 feet.

Multiply:

1 1/2 x 1 1/2

3/2 x 3/2

9/4

2 1/4

Hope this helps!