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1987 AJHSME Problems/Problem 5

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Problem

The area of the rectangular region is

draw((0,0)--(4,0)--(4,2.2)--(0,2.2)--cycle,linewidth(.5 mm));label(".22 m",(4,1.1),E);label(".4 m",(2,0),...

\text{(A)}\ \text{.088 m}^2 \qquad \text{(B)}\ \text{.62 m}^2 \qquad \text{(C)}\ \text{.88 m}^2 \qquad \text{(D)}\ \text{1.24...

Solution

(.4) \cdot (.22) = \frac{4}{10} \cdot \frac{22}{100} = \frac{4\cdot 22}{10\cdot 100} = \frac{88}{1000} = 0.088\rightarrow \bo...

See Also

1987 AJHSME (Problems • Resources)
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Problem 4 		Followed by
Problem 6
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