Question

A rectangle plot of land is 0.4 kilometres long and 0.07 kilometres wide. What is its area in square kilometres? show your reasoning.

Convert the decimals to fractions, then convert your answer back to decimals

Answer 1

0.028 square kilometres

Explanation:

The area of a rectangle is:

length x width

The given length is 0.4 kilometres and the given width is 0.07 kilometres.

0.4 x 0.07 = 0.028

So the area of the rectangular plot land is 0.028 square kilometres

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

I think the answer is 0.28 or 7/25

Explanation: