The sides of a rectangle are 6.01 meters and 12 meters. Taking the significant figures into account, what is the area of the rectangle?

A. 70 square meters
B. 72 square meters
C. 72.00 square meters
D. 72.1 square meters
E. 72.12 square meters

Question

The sides of a rectangle are 6.01 meters and 12 meters. Taking the significant figures into account, what is the area of the rectangle?

A. 70 square meters
B. 72 square meters
C. 72.00 square meters
D. 72.1 square meters
E. 72.12 square meters

anonymous · Answer

This question would fit better in the maths section, but i can help you with that:
$$A=l \times w$$
A=Area of a rectangle
l=length
w=width

anonymous · Answer

plug in the values you have been given to find the area of the rectangle....

anonymous · Answer

what do you get??

anonymous · Answer

72.12 square meters