A carpet measures 6 meters and 5 decimeters in length by 3 meters and 2 decimeters in width. What is its area in square meters?
6.5 * 3.2 = ?
A desk is 80 centimeters wide. How many decimeters is that
To find the area of the carpet in square meters, we need to multiply the length by the width.
First, let's convert the measurements into the same unit, which is meters.
6 meters and 5 decimeters can be converted to meters by adding 6 meters to 0.5 meters (since 1 decimeter is equal to 0.1 meters). So, the length of the carpet becomes 6.5 meters.
Similarly, 3 meters and 2 decimeters can be converted to meters by adding 3 meters to 0.2 meters. So, the width of the carpet becomes 3.2 meters.
Now that we have the length and width in meters, we can calculate the area by multiplying them:
Area = length × width
Area = 6.5 meters × 3.2 meters
Area = 20.8 square meters
Therefore, the area of the carpet is 20.8 square meters.