we know that
Jodi is cutting out pieces of paper that measure [tex] 8\frac{1}{2} [/tex] inches by [tex] 11 [/tex] inches
The area of each piece that jodi is cutting out is equal to the area of a rectangle
so
To calculate the area
Multiply [tex] 8\frac{1}{2} [/tex] by [tex] 11 [/tex]
[tex] 8\frac{1}{2} =8.5 [/tex]
[tex] 8.5*11=93.5 [/tex] inches²
therefore
the answer is
[tex] 93.5inches^{2} [/tex]