The length of the flag =4ft6inch=4.5ft
The Breadth of the flag =2ft9inch=2.75ft
The width of the blue cross =9inch=0.75ft
The area of blue cross=((4.5+2.75)×0.75−(0.75)2)ft2
=4.875ft2
Total area of the flag=4.5×2.75ft2=12.375ft2
So
Fraction occupied by the blue cross=4.87512.375=1333