Isabella Is building a tree fort .The base of the fort is 78 inches wide by 92 inches long. What is the area of the base in squa

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re inches? Show your work What is the area of the base in square feet? Show your work

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tester [12.3K] · Answer 1 · 2026-03-09T03:06:23+03:00

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Answer:

Part a) The base's area is $7,176\ in^{2}$

Part b) The base's area is $49\frac{5}{6}\ ft^{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

We understand that

The area of a rectangle is given by

$A=LW$

Part a)

We have

$L=92\ in$

$W=78\ in$

input values

$A=92*78=7,176\ in^{2}$

Part b)

We know that

$1\ ft=12\ in$

Convert inches to feet

$92\ in=92/12\ ft$

$78\ in=78/12=6.5\ ft$

insert into the formula

$A=(92/12)*6.5=(598/12)\ ft^{2}$

Convert to a mixed number

$(598/12)\ ft^{2}=(588/12)+(10/12)=49+(5/6)=49\frac{5}{6}\ ft^{2}$