having a blonde moment simple maths question sq ft

[cerby54]

31x23 inches does that work out to just under 3 sq ft?
thanks.

[Monty Python]

cerby54 said:

31x23 inches does that work out to just under 3 sq ft?
thanks.

31x23 = 713sq inches

1 sq ft = 144sq inches

so 713/144 = 4.95 sq ft.

[Thankyou4calling]

Monty Python said:

31x23 = 713sq inches

1 sq ft = 144sq inches

so 713/144 = 4.95 sq ft.

Spot on!

[delboy735]

Thankyou4calling said:

Spot on!

I concur.

[TooMany2cvs]

...and then we wonder why the world went metric...

[surveyor]

In the world of surveying we tend to measure in metric, then quote sq ft.

[littleredrooster]

cerby54 said:

31x23 inches does that work out to just under 3 sq ft?
thanks.

So 'a-bit-less-than-three-feet' multiplied by 'a-bit-less-than-two-feet' is less than 3 square feet? Being blonde indeed