A countertop is 14 feet long and 4 feet wide.
What is the area of the countertop in square meters? Use the conversion 1 foot = 0.305 meter. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.
To find the area of the countertop in square meters, we need to convert the length and width from feet to meters and then multiply them together.
Given that 1 foot is equal to 0.305 meters, we can convert the length and width as follows:
Length in meters = 14 feet * 0.305 meter/foot
Width in meters = 4 feet * 0.305 meter/foot
Let's perform the calculations:
Length in meters = 14 * 0.305 = 4.27 meters (rounded to two decimal places)
Width in meters = 4 * 0.305 = 1.22 meters (rounded to two decimal places)
Now that we have the length and width in meters, we can find the area by multiplying them together:
Area = Length in meters * Width in meters
Area = 4.27 meters * 1.22 meters
Area = 5.2024 square meters (rounded to two decimal places)
Therefore, the area of the countertop is approximately 5.20 square meters.