Question

Mr. Hershman has purchased a farm that is in the shape of a rectangle. The dimensions of the piece of land are 4.74.7 km by 2.582.58 km. How many square kilometers did he​ buy, and how many hectares did he​ purchase

Answer 1

Area in square kilometers equals
`12.126km^(2)`

Area in hectares equals 1212.6 hectares

Explanation:

We know that area of rectangle is length times the breadth.

Using the given values we have

`Area=length* breadth\\\\\therefore Area =4.7km* 2.58km\\\\Area=12.126km^(2)`

Thus he bought land of area
`12.126km^(2)`

We know that 1 hectare =
`0.01km^(2)`

Thus 12.126
`km^(2)` = 12.126/0.01 hectares

Area in hectares equals 1212.6 hectares