Bill wants to put a large mural on a wall that is 9 and 1/3 feet long and 8 and 1/8 feet wide. Find the area of the wall. If the mural is 100 square feet, will it fit on the wall

If you would like to know what is the area of the wall, you can calculate this using the following steps:

area = length * width

area = 9 1/3 feet * 8 1/8 feet = 28/3 feet * 65/8 feet = 455/6 = 75 5/6 square feet

The area of the wall is 75 5/6 square feet.

If the mural is 100 square feet, it won't fit on the wall, because 100 > 75 5/6.

A = (length) (width)

A = (9 1/3) (8 1/8) = (28/3) (65/8) = 1820/24=75.83

100>75.83 ft^2

Yes, the mural will fit on the wall.