If I have the length and the width of something in inches, how do I get the square footage?

Answer 1

2 ways:
1. take the width in inches times the length in inches and divide by 144
2. convert the inches to feet by dividing by 12, then take the width in feet times t he length in feet

Answer 2

1. Divide the number of inches for the Length and Width by 12. (In other words, (Length / 12) = L, (Width / 12) = W; this converts inches into feet.)

2. Multiply the Length and Width with each other. (L x W = Square footage)

3. Scoff at the teacher and ask for something harder.

Answer 3

Divide the length and width by 12 to get those numbers in feet (12 inches in a foot). Then multiply the two resulting numbers and you have square footage.

Answer 4

I assume you are throwing in the 12 because the length and width are both measured in inches. There are 144 square inches in 1 square foot (12 rows with 12 in each row). If you have a rectangle that is 20 inches by 54 inches, it will be 20 x 54 = 1080 square inches. Divide 1080 by 144 = 7.5 square feet.

Answer 5

Divide the inches of length and width by 12 and then multiply the two numbers.

Answer 6

1 foot = 12 inches
1 square foot = 12 inches x 12inches

therefore: (length x width) / 144

Answer 7

multiply length by the width and devide by 144 because there is 144 sq inches in a square foot and multiplying length by the width gives you the answer in sq. inches

Answer 8

convert the inches to feet then multiply the numbers. Example 10ft x 10ft = 100 square feet.

Answer 9

Mulitipy your inches and divide the answer by 144.

Answer 10

multiply it,,, convert the inches to feet and then multiply