A piece of land 1.2 km by 3.6 km is for sale at $1500 per hectare. What is the price of the land?
1 ha = 100 X 100 m
1 ha = 0.1 km X 0.1 km
1 ha = 0.01 km ^ 2
1 km ^ 2 = 1 / 0.01
1 km ^ 2 = 100 ha
Area of land =
1.2 * 3.6 = 4.32 km ^ 2
4.32 * 100 = 432 ha
432 * 1,500 = 648,000 $