Area is length times width. Our length and width are 4 5/8 and 1/2 respectively, so the formula for the area is [tex]A=4 \frac{5}{8}* \frac{1}{2} [/tex]. It will be easier to get that mixed fraction into an improper one and then multiply the fractions straight across the top and straight across the bottom. [tex]A= \frac{37}{8}* \frac{1}{2} [/tex]. Doing that multiplication gives us [tex]A= \frac{37}{16} [/tex], choice B.
