the foot was a measurement of the king's foot, which happened to be 12 inches long. Thus 1 foot = 12 inches.
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The name 'foot' says it.
A foot is not a metric measurement. 1 foot is 0.3048 meters.
A foot is a unit of length, equivalent to 0.3048 meters.
The foot is a linear measurement. You cannot convert a linear measurement to an area measurement.
A long time ago a king wanted to see how long his foot was. His foot was exactly 12 feet long so he called that a foot.