SOLUTION: Which of these four areas is the biggest? A 200 metres × 200 metres B 2 hectares C 3 acres D 30 000 square metres

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Question 885171: Which of these four areas is the biggest?
A 200 metres × 200 metres
B 2 hectares
C 3 acres
D 30 000 square metres

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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A 200 metres × 200 metres
B 2 hectares
C 3 acres
D 30 000 square metres
[Here in the US, we spell it "meters".]

Get them all to the same units.  The first one is

matrix%281%2C2%2C200%2Cmeters%29%22%D7%22matrix%281%2C2%2C200%2Cmeters%29 %22%22=%22%22 matrix%281%2C3%2C40000%2Csquare%2Cmeters%29.

So we know A is bigger than D.

1 hectare is 10000 square meters, so 2 hectares is 20000 square meters,

so A is still the biggest so far.

Now we must check C.

1 acre = 4046.9 square meters.

So 3 acres is 3×4046.9 = 12140.7 square meters.

So the biggest area is A.

Edwin