95,194 views
5 votes
5 votes
A rectangular mat has a length of 3/5 meter and a width of 3/10 meter what is the Area of the place mat? (I have a answer but I'm not sure if it's right)also I have a picture of it if you want to see

User Jonathan Swartz
by
3.0k points

1 Answer

17 votes
17 votes

Use the following formula for the calculation of the area:

A = w·l

where:

w: width = 3/10 m

l: length = 3/5 m

replace the previous values of the parameters into the formula for A:

A = (3/10 m)(3/5 m)

A = 9/50 m²

A = 0.18 m²

Hence, the area of the given rectangle is 0.18 m²

User Gaurav Thakur
by
3.0k points