document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1061879>Question 1061879</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find breadth if Area is 42m &2000cm. area= lab.   4200\2000=2.1cm.   OR.          Area=42\20=2.1m.     how can both be same in cm or m </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #676645 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=676645\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> by breadth, i assume you mean width.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the area is 42 square meters and the length is 2000 centimeters, then you can find the width by dividing the area by the length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "42 square meters is equal to 420,000 square centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the length would therefore be equal to 420,000 / 2000 = 420 / 2 = 210 centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "210 centimeters times 2000 centimeters is equal to 420,000 square centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "420,000 square centimaters divided by 10,000 square centimeters per squere meters becomes equal to 42 square meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the conversion factor for square meters to square centimeters is equal to 10,000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 square meter is equal to 10,000 square centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is easy to see when you convert meters to centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 square meter is equal to 1 * 1 = 1 square meter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100 centimeters * 100 centimeters is equal to 10,000 square centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i believe your error has to do with conversion of square meters to square centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take into consideration that 42 square meters is actually equal to 420,000 square centimeters and you should be ok.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can convert all to centimeters or you can convert all to meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "42 square meters / 2000 centimeters is equal to 420,000 square centimeters / 2000 centimeters which is equal to a width of 210 centimeters which can be converted to 2.1 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "42 square meters / 20 meters is equal to 2.1 meters which can be converted to 210 centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it is true that there are 100 centimeters to a meter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "however, there are 10,000 square centimeters to a square meter.\r<BR>\n" );
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