Solve the problem.
-A farmer has a 1.9 square mile plot of land that he is willing to sell to a developer. The developer Will buy by the square meter. How many square meters of land should the farmer say he will sell?
A) $73.08 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }$
B) $730,768.5 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }$
C) $4,940,000 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }$
D) $49,400 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }$

Question

Solve the problem.
-A farmer has a 1.9 square mile plot of land that he is willing to sell to a developer. The developer Will buy by the square meter. How many square meters of land should the farmer say he will sell? 
A) $73.08 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }$
B) $730,768.5 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }$
C) $4,940,000 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }$
D) $49,400 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

1 square mile is equal to 2,589,988.11 square meters. Therefore, 1.9 square miles is equal to $1.9 \times 2,589,988.11 = 4,910,977.409$ square meters, which is approximately $4,940,000 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }$ when rounded to the nearest significant figure given in the options.

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