Question

Find the area in square metre of a piece of cloth 1m 25 cm wide and 2 m long.
[2 marks]

Answer 1

Given: Length of the cloth = 2 m
Breadth of the cloth= 1 m 25 cm
⇒ 1 m + 0. 25 m = 1.25 m
(1 cm = $\frac{1}{100}$ m ⇒ 25 cm = $\frac{25}{100}$ m = 0.25 m)
[1 mark]
Area of the cloth = length of the cloth × breadth of the cloth
⇒ 2 m × 1.25 m = 2.50 sq m
[1 mark]