Question

How many square centimeters are in a rectangle that measures 1 meter by 3 meters

Answer 1

30,000 cm^2.

Explanation:

The area = 3*1 = 3 square meters.

There are 100^2 = 10,000 cm^2 in a square meter

So the area in square centimeters is 3 * 10,000 = 30,000.