Connie wants to paint one wall in her living room. Along the wall she counted 60 pieces of hardwood that are each 6cm wide. The wall is 8 feet tall. Estimate area of the wall she plans to paint.
width = 60(6 cm) = 360 cm = 141.732.. inches = appr 11.811 ft
length = 8 ft
area of wall = 8(11.811) ft^2 = appr 94.5 ft^2
or
width = 3.6 m
length = 8 ft = 96 inches = 243.84 cm = 2.4384 cm
area = (3.6)(2.4384) m^2 = appr 8.78 m^2
Why would anybody mix metric with non-metric units in real life ??