Question

Calculating area of rectangle

Answer 1

Answer:

$Area = 216.108cm^2$ --- You

$Area = 216.940cm^2$ --- Another student

Reason: Because there is a variation in the given dimensions

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Your measurement

$Length = 20.70cm; Width =10.44cm$

Another students'

$Length = 20.74cm; Width =10.46cm$

Solving (a): The area

Area is calculated as:

$Area = Length * Width$

For you

$Area = 20.70cm * 10.44cm$

$Area = 216.108cm^2$

For the other student

$Area = 20.74cm * 10.46cm$

$Area = 216.940cm^2$

Solving (b): Reason for the variation in the areas

The given measurements are estimates of the dimensions of the rectangle.

Since there is a variation in the estimates, there will be some level of variation in the calculated area.