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a. A rectangular piece of land is
i. What is the area in square kilometres?
ii. What is the area in hectares?
b. A rectangular piece of land is
i. What is the area in square miles?
ii. What is the area in acres?
c. Explain which measuring system you would rather use to solve problem like those in parts a and b.
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