the simple answer is: because there is. its just the way maths rolls.
There are 144 square inches in a square foot. So, 500 square feet x 144 = 72,000 square inches.
144 square inches in a square foot.
You can't. The inch is a measure of length; the square foot is a measure of area. To convert SQUARE inches to square feet, divide the number of square inches by 144. (Since there are 12 inches in a foot, there are 12 x 12 = 144 square inches in a square foot.)
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.
144 inches in a square foot
The phrase "144 I in a s f" refers to "144 inches in a square foot." There are 144 square inches in one square foot, as a square foot is defined as a square that is one foot on each side, and since there are 12 inches in a foot, the area calculation is 12 inches x 12 inches = 144 square inches.
144 sq inches144 of them.12 inches * 12 inches = 144 square inches.144144. 12 inches times 12 inches.1 foot is 12 inches. A square foot would be 12 inches long and 12 inches wide... that would be 12X12. You do the math, I won't finish your homework for you.9 sq. in. = 1 sq. ft.1 square foot=144 square inchesThere are 144 square inches in a square foot.144.One square foot is 144 square inches.a square foot is 12 inches x 12 inches so 144A square foot contains 144 square inches. One foot is 12 inches long, which has to be squared (12x12=144) to answer inches per square foot.1 foot = 12 inches1 square foot = 12 x 12 = 144 square inchesThere are 12 inches in every foot.Because the foot is squared, you square the 12.122 = 144There are 144 square inches in a square foot.9 sq. in. = 1 sq. ft.
No, there are 144 square inches in 1 square foot. This is because 1 square foot is equivalent to a square with sides that are 12 inches long, making the total area 144 square inches.
There are 144 square inches in a square foot. So, 500 square feet x 144 = 72,000 square inches.
There are 144 square inches in a square foot.
Since a foot is twelve inches, a square foot = 12x12 = 144 square inches.
144 square inches in a square foot.
144 inches in one square foot. Since it is a square foot you would take 12 inches time 12 inches to get 144.
There are 144 square inches in one square foot.
There are 144 square inches in one square foot.
== I hope that this is what you are looking for, but there are 144 square inches in a square foot. There are 12 inches in a foot so 12x12== 144. ===
144 square inches in 1 square foot.