Area, SM-Bank 082 Julia bought a kitchen rug with an area of 0.85 square metres. What is the area of the kitchen rug in square centimetres? (2 marks) --- 3 WORK AREA LINES (style=lined) --- Show Answers Only \(8500\ \text{cm}^{2} \) Show Worked Solution \(\text{1 m}^{2} = 100\ \text{cm} \times 100\ \text{cm}\ =10\ 000\ \text{cm}^{2} \) \(\text{0.85 m}^{2} = 0.85 \times 10\ 000 = 8500\ \text{cm}^{2} \)