Question 835411
area = length * width
For this problem,
area = ( 1m 25 cm )*(2m)
Since we want our final answer in {{{m^2}}},
we need to represent 1m 25cm in terms of meters only.
25cm = 0.25m so 1m 25m = (1 + 0.25)m = 1.25m
and
area = {{{( 1.25 )(2)m^2}}}
area = {{{ (2.5) m^2}}}