Converting Area Units and Definitions

What does 'area' mean in mathematics?

• The distance around a shape.

• The total surface occupied by a region.

• The length of a line.

• The amount of space a 3D object takes up.

When converting from a larger unit of area to a smaller unit of area, what operation should you perform for each step?

• Multiply by 10 for each step.

• Divide by 100 for each step.

• Multiply by 100 for each step.

• Divide by 10 for each step.

Convert 33.24 square meters to square centimeters.

• 332.4 square centimeters

• 3324 square centimeters

• 33240 square centimeters

• 332400 square centimeters

Convert 235.6 square millimeters to square decimeters.

• 23.56 square decimeters

• 2.356 square decimeters

• 0.2356 square decimeters

• 0.02356 square decimeters