The length of an object is measured as 85.9 centimeters. what is this measurement in scientific notation? a)8.59 × 101 centimeters b)859 × 101 centimeters c )0.859 × 102 centimeters d) 8,590 × 102 centimeters

Amira is painting a rectangular banner 2 1/4 yards wide. the banner will have a blue background. amira has enough paint to cover 1 1/2 square yards of the wall. the school colors are blue and yellow, so amira wants to add yellow rectangles on the left and right sides of the blue rectangle. the yellow rectangles will each be 3/4 yards wide and the same height as the blue rectangle. what will be the total area of the two yellow rectangles?