A printing company makes plastic banners 15 feet long by 6 feet wide. An overseas customer wants to know about how many square meters the banner is. Use 1 foot = 0.305 meter.
a 8.37 square meters
b 27.5 square meter
c 90.0 square meter
d 900 square meter
Is c the correct answer?
To find the area of the banner in square meters, we need to convert the given dimensions from feet to meters and then multiply them together.
First, let's convert the length and width from feet to meters using the conversion factor 1 foot = 0.305 meter:
Length in meters = 15 feet × 0.305 meter/foot = 4.575 meters
Width in meters = 6 feet × 0.305 meter/foot = 1.83 meters
Next, we multiply the length and width in meters to find the area in square meters:
Area = Length × Width = 4.575 meters × 1.83 meters ≈ 8.37 square meters
Therefore, the correct answer is option a) 8.37 square meters.
15 * 0.305 = 4.575 meters
6 * 0.305 = 1.83 meters
4.575 * 1.83 = _______ square meters
C is not the answer.