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A countertop is 16 feet long and 3 feet wide. What is the area of the countertop in square meters.

User Pravy
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Answer:

about 4.4593 m²

Explanation:

A foot is defined as 0.3048 meters, so the countertop has an area of ...

(16 ft)·(0.3048 m/ft) × (3 ft)·(0.3048 m/ft) = 48 ft² × 0.09290304 m²/ft²

= 4.45934592 m²

4.4593 m²

The countertop is a little less than 4.46 square meters in area.

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