The conversion factor relating feet to meters is 1 ft=0.305 m. keep in mind that when using conversion factors, you want to make sure that like units cancel leaving you with the units you need. you have been told that a certain house is 164 m2 in area. how much is this in square feet?
Kapil needed to buy a long wooden beam. he went to two sawmills that each charge an initial fee plus an additional fee for each meter of wood. the following equation gives the price (in dollars) of a wooden beam from the first sawmill as a function of its length (in meters). p = 5+20xp=5+20x