A square foot is a unit of area, not length. Since a square foot is 12 inches by 12 inches, that means it is 144 square inches.
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A square foot is a common American unit of measurement. A square foot is equal to 144 square inches.
There are 144 square inches in a square foot !
To convert inches to square feet, you need to divide by 144 (since 1 square foot is equal to 144 square inches). So, 48 x 48 inches is equal to 2,304 square inches. Dividing 2,304 by 144 gives you 16 square feet. Therefore, there are 16 square feet in 48 x 48 inches.
There are no inches in 1 square foot. A square foot is a measure of area. An inch is a measure of length. The two are incompatible. However, there are 144 square inches in a square foot.
To convert feet to inches, you multiply by 12 because there are 12 inches in a foot. So, 3 feet is equal to 36 inches (3 feet x 12 inches/foot = 36 inches). Therefore, 12 inches multiplied by 3 feet is equal to 12 inches x 3 = 36 inches x 12 = 432 inches.