Answer
$17 \frac{1}{2}$ square inches
Work Step by Step
$5\times3\frac{1}{2}$
$=(3\times5) + (\frac{1}{2} \times 5) $
$= 15 + 2\frac{1}{2}$
$= 17 \frac{1}{2}$
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