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Square feet is an imperial measure of area. To measure a floor, or wall to find the area we do the following
As these are rectangular we need both the length and the width (floor) or length and height (wall).
As most floors and walls are rarely exact numbers of feet we tend to convert the measurements to inches, to make calculations easier
If the length of a floor is 12 foot 5 inches and the width is 8 foot 7 inches we convert 12 foot 5 inches to 149 inches and 8 foot 7 inches to 103 inches.
Then we multiply these two measurements to get square inches - 149 times 103 = 15,347 square inches.
As there are 144 square inches in a square foot (12 inches by 12 inches = 144 square inches) we now divide 15,347 by 144 and get 106.57 square feet.
The same process is carried out for any regular rectangular area - multiple the length of one dimension by the length of the other.
We could have converted the feet and inches above to feet with decimal representation of the inches. 12 foot 5 inches = 12.41667 feet; 8 foot 7 inches = 8.583; and multiplying those would give the same answer - 12.41667 times 8.583 = 106.57 sq feet.
For non-rectangular areas we need to use either triangular or circular geometry - but instances of these are too specific in details to be answered in a general question like this.
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How do you mesure the length and width in square feet?
You don't measure the length and width in square feet. Square feet is an area. You measure the length and width in feet, then multiply them to get the area in square feet.
How do you convert linear feet to square feet?
You cannot. Linear feet are a measure of distance, square feet are a measure of area. The two measure different things and it makes no sense to try to convert from one to the other.
How many feet in 11000 square feet?
If I'm not wrong the answer is 105. * * * * * You are wrong! A foot is a measure of length or distance while a square foot is a measure of area. The two measure different things and, according to basic principles of dimensional analysis, conversion from one to the other is not valid.
What is the perimeter of a square that has an area of 36 feet?
A square cannot have an area of 36 feet since that is a measure of distance, not area. If, the square had an area of n SQUARE feet, then each side would be of length sqrt(n) feet. In that case, the perimeter would have been 4*(length of side) = 4*sqrt(n) feet.
How many square feet is equal to 1 cent?
A cent is an Indian unit of measure equal to one hundredth of an acre. Therefore, one cent is equal to 43560 / 100 = 435.6 square feet.
Calculate square feet from linear square feet?
Feet can't be converted to square feet. Feet measure length, while square feet measure area.
How do you measure the area of a square in terms of square feet?
Measure its side in terms of feet. Multiply that measure by itself to give the area in square feet.
How many feet is in 80 square feet?
Feet is a measure of length, square feet is a measure of area. The two can not be equated.
150 feet equals how many square feet?
Feet measure length, square feet measure area. Your question has no answer.
How do you convert square feet into radius square feet?
Square feet are square feet. There is not a measure called radius square feet.
How do you convert 500 square feet ro cubic feet?
Cubic feet is a measure of volume while square feet is a measure of area. They do not directly convert.
How do you mesure the length and width in square feet?
You don't measure the length and width in square feet. Square feet is an area. You measure the length and width in feet, then multiply them to get the area in square feet.
How do you convert 165 sq feet to feet?
You don't convert square feet to feet. Square feet is the measure of an area. Feet is the measure of a length.
How many square feet in 6000 cubic feet?
This is not a valid conversion. Square feet is a measure of area while cubic meters is a measure of volume.
18 yards is how many square feet?
square feet and yards measure different things you can't change from one to the other. Square feet measure area and yards/feet measure length/distance.
5000 square feet into cubic feet - what?
Doesn't work. Square feet is a measure of area and cubic feet is a measure of volume.
How many square feet in 472000000 cubic feet?
Does not compute. Cubic feet is a measure of volume. Square feet is a measure of area.
