the Answer:
[tex]6\frac{1}{4}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the area of a rectangle, you have to multiply the two sides by each other. In this case, the two sides are [tex]2\frac{1}{2}[/tex], and [tex]2\frac{1}{2}[/tex] Multiply these together. You can make it easier by turning it into an improper fraction by multiplying the whole number (2 on the left) by the denominator (2 on the bottom) and adding it to the numerator (1), so you get [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex]. Now just multiply [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex] by [tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex]. which is [tex]\frac{25}{4}[/tex], which can be simplified into [tex]6\frac{1}{4}[/tex]
