Question

Metric area unit conversion with decimal valuesTammy has a rectangular poster. The poster is 1.2 meters long and 0.9 meters wide. What is the area of the poster in square centimeters? Do not round youranswer.cmcm²cm³

Answer 1

We are asked to find the final area in square centimeters.

We must first convert the measurements of the poster into centimeters:

1.2m = 120cm

0.9m = 90cm

Area = length * width

= 120*90

= 10800 square centimeters.