Answer:
Area of rectangle is given by:
[tex]A=lw[/tex]
where
A is the area of rectangle
l is the length of the rectangle
w is the width of the rectangle
As per the statement:
a rectangle is 2/5 inches long and 1/3 in wide
⇒[tex]w = \frac{1}{3}[/tex]
and [tex]l = \frac{2}{5}[/tex] inches
then using area formula we have;
[tex]A=\frac{2}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{3}[/tex]
Simplify:
[tex]A=\frac{2}{15}[/tex] inches square.
Therefore, the area of rectangle is [tex]\frac{2}{15}[/tex] square inches.
