{"id":137293,"date":"2024-09-12T14:59:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=137293"},"modified":"2024-09-12T14:59:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:59:55","slug":"a-soccer-field-is-a-rectangular-in-shape-and-is-100-meters-long-and-75-meters-wide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/12\/a-soccer-field-is-a-rectangular-in-shape-and-is-100-meters-long-and-75-meters-wide\/","title":{"rendered":"A soccer field is a rectangular in shape and is 100 meters long and 75 meters wide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A soccer field is a rectangular in shape and is 100 meters long and 75 meters wide. The hectare is a metric unit of area after used to measure larger areas. Given that 1 hectare = 10,000 meters3, which of the following represents the soccer field\u2019s area in hectares?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>7.5 hectares<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>75,000,000 hectares<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>0.75 hectares<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>7,500 hectares<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To calculate the area of a soccer field in hectares, let&#8217;s first find the area in square meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Calculate the area of the soccer field in square meters.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The soccer field is a rectangle with a length of 100 meters and a width of 75 meters. The area ( A ) of a rectangle is given by the formula:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>A = \\text{Length} \\times \\text{Width}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Substituting the values:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>A = 100 \\, \\text{m} \\times 75 \\, \\text{m} = 7,500 \\, \\text{m}^2<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Convert square meters to hectares.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that 1 hectare is equal to 10,000 square meters. To convert the area of the soccer field from square meters to hectares, divide the area in square meters by 10,000:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>\\text{Area in hectares} = \\frac{7,500 \\, \\text{m}^2}{10,000 \\, \\text{m}^2\/\\text{hectare}} = 0.75 \\, \\text{hectares}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Choose the correct answer.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The area of the soccer field is 0.75 hectares. Therefore, the correct answer is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C. 0.75 hectares<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A soccer field is 7,500 square meters in size. To convert this to hectares, divide by 10,000 because 1 hectare equals 10,000 square meters. The result is 0.75 hectares, which is significantly smaller than options A, B, or D.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Option A (7.5 hectares) and option D (7,500 hectares) would represent much larger areas than the actual soccer field size, while option B (75,000,000 hectares) is unreasonably large and incorrect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A soccer field is a rectangular in shape and is 100 meters long and 75 meters wide. The hectare is a metric unit of area after used to measure larger areas. Given that 1 hectare = 10,000 meters3, which of the following represents the soccer field\u2019s area in hectares? 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