Question

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

Answer 1

Length of the cloth = 2 m
Breadth of the cloth = 1 m 25 cm = 1 m + 0. 25 m = 1.25 m
(since 25 cm = 0.25m)

Area of the cloth = length of the cloth × breadth of the cloth
= 2 m × 1.25 m = 2.50 sq m.