If you would like to know what is the area of the paper in square centimeters, you can calculate this using the following steps:
1 inch equals to 2.54 centimeters.
11 inches = 11 2.54 = 27.94 centimeters long
8.5 inches = 8.5 2.54 = 21.59 centimeters wide
11 inches long 8.5 inches wide = 27.94 centimeters long 21.59 centimeters wide = 27.94 * 21.59 = 603.22 square centimeters
The correct result would be 603.22 square centimeters.
