Answer
$3 \ \text{in} ^2$.
Work Step by Step
The area is computed by $A = a \cdot b$.
Here, we substitute $a = 8$ and $b=\frac{3}{8} $. From this it follows that the area $A$ is computed by:
$A = a \cdot b = 8 \cdot \frac{3}{8} = \frac{8}{1} \cdot \frac{3}{8} = \frac{3}{1} \cdot \frac{1}{1} = \frac{3}{1} = 3$.
With considering the unit, the answer is $3 \ \text{in} ^2$.
