Decision Making: Matthew received a fax giving him the dimensions of the rectangular living room in his new apartment. The dimen

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Decision Making: Matthew received a fax giving him the dimensions of the rectangular living room in his new apartment. The dimen

sions given were 3.76m x 5.49m. He used his calculator to work out the area and got 2.06 m2. Do you think this answer is correct?

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horsena [70] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-04T03:36:16+03:00

horsena [70]2 years ago

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Answer:

No

Step-by-step explanation:

His answer is incorrect. If we round the dimensions, 3.76 m is almost 4 m, and 5.49 m is almost 5.5 m. 4 × 5.5 = 22. So his answer should be close to 22 m².