A table-top measures 2m by 1m 50cm.What is its area in square metres?
Since 1 m 50 cm is 1.5 meters, multiply:
2 * 1.5 = ??
1m 50cm =1.5m
And so 2*1.5m= 3m
To find the area of the table-top in square meters, we need to convert the given measurements into a consistent unit of measurement.
Given:
Length = 2m
Width = 1m 50cm
To convert the width from centimeters (cm) to meters (m), we need to divide by 100 since there are 100 centimeters in a meter.
Width = 1m + (50cm / 100) = 1m + 0.5m = 1.5m
Now that we have both the length and width in meters, we can calculate the area by multiplying them together:
Area = Length * Width = 2m * 1.5m = 3 square meters
Therefore, the area of the table-top is 3 square meters.