Answer
$\frac{7}{32} \ \text{ft} ^2$.
Work Step by Step
The area is computed by $A = a \cdot b$.
Here, we substitute $a = \frac{7}{8}$ and $b=\frac{1}{4} $. From this it follows that the area $A$ is computed by:
$A = a \cdot b = \frac{7}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{4} = \frac{7 \cdot 1}{8 \cdot 4} = \frac{7}{32}$.
With considering the unit, the answer is $\frac{7}{32} \ \text{ft} ^2$.
