Conversion of Area

If you want a quick conversion, try our Conversion Charts, but if you want a deeper understanding, read on ....

First, you should understand Conversion of Length. If you are comfortable converting miles to kilometres, etc, then you are half way there.

To convert area, simply remember that area is length by width:

Area = Length × Width

So, you need to convert once for the length and once again for the width. It is that easy.

Just do the length conversion twice.

Example 1

Convert 1 square yard into square feet.

Now we know that three feet make a yard:

1 yd = 3 ft

So, the length conversion is to multiply by 3
And the Area Conversion must be to multiply by 3, and multiply by 3 again.

Result is 3 × 3 = 9. There are 9 square feet in a sqare yard.

Count the 1 ft squares, and you will see why:

Convert 30 square feet into square meters (30 ft² to m²)

The conversion for feet to meters is:

1 ft = 0.3048 m

So, the length conversion is to multiply by 0.3048
And the Area Conversion must be to multiply by 0.3048 and multiply by 0.3048 again:

30 × 0.3048 × 0.3048 = 2.79

So, 30 ft² = 2.79 m²