Approximately 11% of land is under crop production. What is the area under crop production in km^2 (assuming the radius of the earth is approximately 6371 km)?

Keenan Conway

Keenan Conway

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2022-09-19

Approximately 11% of land is under crop production. What is the area under crop production in k m 2 (assuming the radius of the earth is approximately 6371 km)?

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altaryjny94

altaryjny94

Beginner2022-09-20Added 14 answers

Step 1
R = 6371 k m
A = π r 2 = π × ( 6371 ) 2
= 127516118 k m 2
Step 2
11% of this area is under crop production.
= 11 100 × 127516118 k m 2
= 14026772.98 k m 2
Answer:
= 14.026 × 10 6 k m 2

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