To find the area of Ashley's rectangular poster and convert it to the correct units, we need to follow these steps:
1. Identify the dimensions of the poster:
- Length: 1.5 meters
- Width: 1.2 meters
2. Calculate the area in square meters:
- The formula for the area of a rectangle is [tex]\( \text{Area} = \text{Length} \times \text{Width} \)[/tex].
- Substituting the given values:
[tex]\[
\text{Area} = 1.5 \, \text{meters} \times 1.2 \, \text{meters} = 1.8 \, \text{square meters}
\][/tex]
3. Convert the area from square meters to square centimeters:
- We know that 1 square meter is equivalent to 10,000 square centimeters.
- To convert the area into square centimeters, we multiply the area in square meters by 10,000:
[tex]\[
\text{Area} = 1.8 \, \text{square meters} \times 10,000 \, \text{square centimeters per square meter} = 18,000 \, \text{square centimeters}
\][/tex]
Therefore, the area of the poster is:
1.8 square meters or 18,000 square centimeters.
