Question

Find the area of a square of each side $7\frac{3}{4}$ metres.

Answer 1

Length of each side of the square $=7\frac{3}{4}=\frac{31}{4}$ metres

The area of the square $=$ side $\times$ side

$=\frac{31}{4}\times \frac{31}{4}$

$=\frac{961}{16}$

$=60\frac{1}{16}$ $m^2$