1987 AMC 8 Problem 5

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5.

A rectangular region is 0.40.4 m long and 0.220.22 m wide. What is its area, in square meters?

0.088 m20.088 \text{ m}^2

0.62 m20.62 \text{ m}^2

0.88 m20.88 \text{ m}^2

1.24 m21.24 \text{ m}^2

4.22 m24.22 \text{ m}^2

Answer: A
Concepts:areadecimal

Difficulty rating: 660

Solution:

The area is 0.4×0.22=0.0880.4 \times 0.22 = 0.088 square meters.

Thus, the correct answer is A .

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