A square has sides of . What is its area in square metres?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C.

  1. Step 1: Convert the side: .
  2. Step 2: Area .
  3. Step 3: Check: .
Answer
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Why not the others: : uses a conversion factor of 1000 instead of . : keeps the number of square centimetres and changes only the unit label. : gives the side length in metres instead of the area.

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