Question

The floor area of a home is 1827 square feet. Find this area in square meters.

Answer 1

April115 this person probably wants to know how to do this without the aid of a converter, it is a valid question.

Answer 2

1 foot = 0.3048 meters
note:
1 square foot = 0.3048 square meters

so you have,

1827 square feet

To convert you simply need to do is set up a ratio where square feet cancel out and you are left with meters and multiply it by your measurement

for example:

I have 33 square meters and I want to convert that to square feet, I listed above what 1 meter is in feet so set up a ratio,


\[\frac{1ft^2}{0.3048m^2}*33m^2 = 108.26ft^2\]

Notice how m^3 cancels out and you are just left with feet

Answer 3

this works with all units btw

Answer 4

do you follow?

Answer 5

its my first time doing this problem on my own so bear with me please

Answer 6

just set it up like I did above

Answer 7

but remember the units have to divide out

Answer 8

you should be left with the units you want on the denominator

Answer 9

the units you want to cancel have to divide out

Answer 10

first write the ratio with the units you want to cancel in the denominator and the units you want to be left with in the numerator

Answer 11

then multiply that ratio by your measurement

Answer 12

Read what I wrote.

Answer 13

i did

Answer 14

can you just show me once and i will understand this one

Answer 15

I will give you another example,

1L = 1000mL

I measured 30mL and I want the units in litres

so I set up my ratio,