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1200 mm long and 800 mm wide. What is the area in square meters

User Gabe M
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Answer:
0.96\ m^2

Explanation:

We can make the conversion from milimeters to meters (Remember that
1m=1,000\ mm). Then:


1,200\ mm to
m:


(1,200\ mm)((1\ m)/(1,000\ mm))=1.2\ m


800\ mm to
m:


(800\ mm)((1\ m)/(1,000\ mm))=0.8\ m

Now, we need to use this formula for calculate the area of a rectangle:


A=lw

Where "l" is the lenght and "w" is the width.

Knowing that:


l=1.2\ m\\w=0.8\ m

We can substitute values into the formula. Then we get:


A=(1.2\ m)(0.8\ m)\\\\A=0.96\ m^2

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