Answer:
Area of rectangle is given by:
\(A=lw\)
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
⇒\(w = \frac{1}{3}\)
and \(l = \frac{2}{5}\) inches
then using area formula we have;
\(A=\frac{2}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{3}\)
Simplify:
\(A=\frac{2}{15}\) inches square.
Therefore, the area of rectangle is \(\frac{2}{15}\) square inches.
