How many inches are in a SQUARE foot?

Question

mah' math teacher asked us for x-credit. i thought it was 12 squared in, but i dont think thats rite.

Answer 1

"Inches" is a measure of length, "Square feet" is a measure of area. So the question doesn't make any sense.

If you mean how many SQUARE inches there are in a square foot, well notice that if you have a square that's 1 foot by 1 foot, its area is a square foot. If you draw horizontal and vertical lines at every whole-inch mark along the edge, this divides it up into 12 by 12 inches, or 144 little squares that each one square inch. So there are 144 square inches in a square foot.

Answer 2

A square foot is 12 inches by 12 inches, so it is 12x12 = 144 square inches.

Answer 3

12 inches times 12 inches:

144 square inches in a square foot

Answer 4

First, there are no INCHES in a square foot,
only square inches. Yes, your answer is right:
There are 12 inches in a foot, so there are
12^ 2 or 144 square inches in a square foot.

Answer 5

there are 12 * 12 = 144 SQUARE inches in a SQUARE foot.

Answer 6

144 inches in a square foot...(convert the foot to inches and then multiply the Length times the Width to find the area).

Answer 7

144, Just multiply the 12 " sides which happens to be 12 squared and you come up wiyh the answer 144

Answer 8

There are 12 inches per foot

Answer 9

1 foot = 12 inches

square foot =

12 x 12 = 144

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Answer 10

12 inches=1 foot
144 sq inches=1 sq foot

12^2 sq in=1^2 sq ft