A rectangular painting is 2feet long and 5/6 foot wide. What is the area of the painting

10/6 or 1 2/3

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the area of a rectangle you multiply the length by the width

2 x 5/6 2 is equivelent to 2/1 so make 2, 2/1 and then multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators

2/1 x 5/6

2x5=10 6x1=6 Now put it back in fraction form

10/6 simplify

1 4/6 simplify

1 2/3

1.66

Step-by-step explanation:

5/6 is equal to 0.83

A=wl=0.83·2=1.66