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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 Wseme
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Final answer:

The area of the countertop in square meters is approximately 4.46 square meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the area of the countertop in square meters, we need to convert the measurements from feet to meters. We know that 1 foot is equal to 0.3048 meters.

So, the length of the countertop is 16 feet * 0.3048 meters/foot = 4.8768 meters and the width is

3 feet * 0.3048 meters/foot

= 0.9144 meters.

The area of the countertop is the product of the length and width:

4.8768 meters * 0.9144 meters

= 4.45520512 square meters.

Therefore, the area of the countertop is approximately 4.46 square meters.

User Squadrick
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area=legnth times width
legnth=16 ft
width=3 ft
but wait, they want the area in squazre METERS
so convert feet to meters
1 foot=0.3048 meters

convert 16 feet and 3 feet to meters

16 feet=16 times 0.3048=4.8768
3 feet=3 times 0.3048=0.9144

so the area is now
legnth=4.8768 m
width=0.9144m

area=4.8768 m times 0.9144 m=4.45934592
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answer is 4 square METERS

4 m^2

User Abhishake Gupta
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