document.write( "Question 445513: a square floor needs 400 square tiles each 10cm long. What is the area of the floor in square metres?
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400*10^2=cm^2
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\n" ); document.write( "convert to square metres
\n" ); document.write( "200*200
\n" ); document.write( "it is 200 cm wide by 200 cm long
\n" ); document.write( "which is 2 metres by 2 metres=4 sq metres
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\n" ); document.write( "100*100 cm^2=1 square metre
\n" ); document.write( "40000/10000=4 square metres
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