How many m2 in 100 metres????

Question

Can anyone help me work out this

A man wants 100 metres of insulation in his roof and the price per m2 is $1.65..... How much would it cost the man?

im not saying he wants to buy it stupid im saying he wants it installed, and insulation fitters charge PER M2, so if he wants 100 metres done how many m2 would it be

Answer 1

The problem as asked makes no sense.

A meter is a distance unit. A square meter is an area unit. A cubic meter is a volume unit.

The insulation has to be sold in cubic meter units.

He cannot want to buy 100 meters of insulation as insulation is not sold in a distance unit, only a volume unit.

There is no way insulation can be sold in square meter units - unless in the fine print it states the price per square meter at x cm thick is $1.65 (in which case, simple math can determine the cost / cubic meter.

Again, go back to your text book. Reread the problem and figure it out from there. If you cannot figure it out from there, create a new problem here.

This is clearly a homework problem.

Answer 2

Like gtb said. You are giving us a liear measuement,not an area . If you mean 100 square m then all you need is the thickness to figure it out.