Answer:
[tex]\frac{9}{20}miles^2=0.45miles^2[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the area of a rectangle:
[tex]a=l*w[/tex]
where [tex]l[/tex] is the length and [tex]w[/tex] is the width.
In this case:
length: [tex]l=\frac{9}{10}miles[/tex]
width: [tex]w=\frac{1}{2} miles[/tex]
thus, we multiply this quantities to find the area:
[tex]a=(\frac{9}{10} miles)(\frac{1}{2}miles )\\\\a=\frac{9*1}{10*2}miles^2\\ \\a=\frac{9}{20}miles^2[/tex]
the area of this rectangle is 9/20 miles squared, or what is the same 0.45 miles squared
