Question

3) A rectangular piece of land measures 780 m by 550 m.

Work out the area of the land in:
a square metres
b hectares.

Answer 1

Area = Length x width
A = L x W

a. A = 780 x 550
=429000 m2

b. If 10000m2 = 1 ha
Then 429000 = 429000/10000
= 42.9 ha