Question

Jose had a rectangular piece of paper that

was 80 mm long and 70 mm wide. He cut

the paper in half. What is the area of each

half of the paper in square millimeters?


A. 5600 sq mm

B. 2800 sq mm

C. 140 sq mm

D. Not here

Answer 1

B. 2800 sq mm

Explanation:

Given the following data;

Length = 80 mm

Width = 70 mm

Area of rectangle is given by the formula;

Area of rectangle = length * width

Substituting into the formula, we have;

Area of rectangle = 80 * 70

Area of rectangle = 5600 mm²

Since the paper (area of rectangle) was halved, we would divide by 2;

Area of each half = 5600/2

Area of each half = 2800 sq mm.