Tom reads that each seedling he is planting needs an area of 150 square centimetres of garden. Tom has 80 seedlings to plant. What is the total area of garden the seedlings will need? Give the area in A: Square Centimetres or B: Square Metres
150 * 80 = _______ square centimeters
To find the total area of garden needed for the seedlings, we need to multiply the area required for each seedling by the number of seedlings.
The given area required for one seedling is 150 square centimeters.
First, let's convert the units to square meters since the options given are in square centimeters (A) or square meters (B).
Since 1 square meter is equal to 10000 square centimeters, we can convert the area required for one seedling to square meters:
Area in square meters = 150 square centimeters / 10000 = 0.015 square meters
Now, to find the total area for all 80 seedlings, we multiply the area needed for each by the number of seedlings:
Total area = 0.015 square meters/seedling × 80 seedlings
Total area = 1.2 square meters
Therefore, the total area of garden that the seedlings will need is 1.2 square meters (option B).