Question

Given that one foot is approximately equal to 0.3048 meters, covert the stadium area of 3 million square feet to square meters.
The stadium area is ___ meters squared.

Answer 1

One square foot = .3048² = 0.09290304 square meters
That should get you off to a good start/

Answer 2

then i would multiply 0.09290304 square meters by 3

Answer 3

No - more like this:
3,000,000 sq meters x 1 square foot / 0.09290304 sq meters

Answer 4

its 3 million square feet though not sq meters

Answer 5

Correct but it won't be 3 million - probably closer to 30 million sq feet.

Answer 6

No i was saying in the original problem

Answer 7

Isn't it 3,000,000 sq feet x 1square foot /0.09290304 sq meters

Answer 8

Okay I see - the original problem states 3,000,000 sq feet.
So, it would be as you said originally, it would be 3,000,000 x 0.09290304 in sq meters.

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No - it would be
3,000,000 sq feet x 0.09290304 sq meters / 1 sq foot

Answer 9

Notice how the units cancel? (sq feet in the numerator and sq feet in the denominator).

Answer 10

278,709.12 ?

Answer 11

But, then rounded to nearest square meter is just 278,709

Answer 12

Yes, that is it. 278,709
Do you have other conversion problems?
If so, it would be worth learning about that "units cancelling" concept.

Answer 13

So 278,709 meters squared

Answer 14

or square meters

Answer 15

oh just on the problem it already had M^2 i just had to fill in the number

Answer 16

okay

Answer 17

I have

Answer 18

Wow. Thats a lot of applications at the bottom

Answer 19

Also, is the file you attached different than the one you asked at the top?

Answer 20

Quick conversion lesson:
20 inches equal how many feet?
you could do this incorrectly
20 inches * 12 inches / foot

The correct way is 20inches * 1 foot / 12 inches
notice how the units cancel?

Now for that cords of wood problem

Answer 21

Yes the attachment from a minute ago is different...

Answer 22

@wolf1728 You don't need to mention inches because the problem is about yards and feet?

Answer 23

And you need to find out the volume of the room before you start converting into feet.

Answer 24

\[V = lwh\]\[V = (4)(4)(2)\]\[V = 32\]

Answer 25

4 yards wide= 12 feet
4 yards long= 12 feet
2 yards high = 6 feet

Volume = 12*12*6 = 864 cubic feet or 864 ft³

Now to convert that to cords:
864 ft³ x 1 cord / 128 ft³
= 864 / 128 cords
6.75 cords

Answer 26

Ahhhhh okayyyy i seee

Answer 27

ilfy214 that inches problem was just to show how to do ANY conversion. I just posted that to show the procedure and it has nothing to do with any problem we are solving.

Answer 28

I got the same as @wolf1728 but used a different method. The other way to solve the problem:\[32 \times 27 = 864ft^3\]\[\frac{ 864ft^3 }{ 128ft^3 } = 6.75cords\]

Answer 29

is a square meter 1000 times as large as a square millimeter?

Answer 30

and yeah @ilfy214 thats a good way also

Answer 31

No a square meter has more sq millimeters than that.

Answer 32

1 square meter = 1 000 000 square millimeters

Answer 33

1000000?

Answer 34

Right

Answer 35

16 quarts is 15.14 liters right?

Answer 36

1 meter = 1,000 millimeters
1 square meter = 1,000 millimeters * 1,000 millimeters
= 1,000,000 millimeters

Answer 37

Doing lots of conversion stuff lol and i just wanna make sure i am doing it right

Answer 38

One million. Why do you think it says "milli-" lolz! There is also a squared

Answer 39

That was a joke... FYI

Answer 40

nslesin - remember when doing conversion problems. the units must cancel.

Answer 41

Does this chart help? http://www.lessontutor.com/stairchrt3.gif

Answer 42

So: A square meter is ______ times as large as a square millimeter?

Answer 43

Okay for that quarts to liters conversion
1 quart = 0.946352946 liters

16 quarts * 0.946352946 liters / 1 quart

= 15.141647136 liters

Answer 44

nslesin
I think you can solve that square meter problem right?

Answer 45

i thought it was 1000

Answer 46

If it were meter to millimeter... But these are squared

Answer 47

million times greater?

Answer 48

I said 1000....

Answer 49

\[1 meter = 1000mm \]( milli means one thousandth)
\[1meter^2 = 1000mm \times 1000mm=1,000,000 mm^2\]
CORRECT

Answer 50

I know sorry! I thought I said yes before

Answer 51

So the answer in here is 1,000,000?

Answer 52

or 1000

Answer 53

@amistre64 is either of those correct?

Answer 54

milli is 1000 there are 1000 mms in 1 m

Answer 55

Didn't I say that? Without a drawing? lolz

Answer 56

hey, its the drawing that count :)

Answer 57

True! It really is nice drawing :)

Answer 58

So the answer is what exactly?

Answer 59

1 square mm = .000001 sqr meters

.000001 * n = 1

Answer 60

where does the n come from?

Answer 61

we have to scale it by something ..

Answer 62

1m^2 is "n" times as large as .000001mm^2

Answer 63

shoulda been m^2 on both

Answer 64

1m^2 is "n" times as large as .000001m^2

.000001 * n = 1

n = 1/.000001 = 1 000 000

Answer 65

Isn't the answer 1000... which is what we said before?
A square meter is 1000 times as large as a square millimeter?

Answer 66

no, you are trying to compare a linear measure with an area measure

Answer 67

1m = 1000 mm

(1m)^2 = (1000 mm)^2

1m^2 = 1000(1000) mm^2

Answer 68

\[1 sqm^2 = 1,000,000 mm^2 \]

Answer 69

1mm = .001 m

(1mm)^2 = (.001 m)^2

1mm^2 = .000001 m^2

ergo:

1m^2 is equal to n * .000001 m^2

1/.000001 = n = 1 000 000

Answer 70

so a square meter is 1,000,000 times as large has a square millimeter?

Answer 71

1000^2 = 1,000,000
yup!