Question

A school sandpit is 4m 72.6cm long and 97.2cm wide. The school caretaker wants to buy some wood to build a frame around it, but the wood is measured in metres. What would these measurements be in metres?

What are the measurements of the sandpit in meters?
a) Length: 4.726 meters, Width: 0.972 meters
b) Length: 4.72 meters, Width: 97.2 meters
c) Length: 4.72 meters, Width: 0.972 meters
d) Length: 472.6 meters, Width: 97.2 meters

Answer 1

The school sandpit measures 4.726 meters in length and 0.972 meters in width, making option a) the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The measurements of the school sandpit in meters are as follows: the length is given as 4 meters and 72.6 centimeters, which in meters would be 4 meters plus 72.6 centimeters divided by 100, because there are 100 centimeters in a meter. This converts to 4 + 0.726 = 4.726 meters. The width is given as 97.2 centimeters, which can also be converted to meters by dividing by 100, resulting in 0.972 meters. Therefore, the correct measurements for the sandpit in meters are 4.726 meters in length and 0.972 meters in width.

To answer the multiple-choice question, the correct option is: a) Length: 4.726 meters, Width: 0.972 meters.