Question

An adult has a total of about 22.5 square feet (ft2) of skin. Use the fact that 1 m is approximately equal to 3.281 feet to convert this measurement to square meters (m2). Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Do not type the units in the space below.

Answer 1

There are about 3.281 * 3.281 = 10.764 square feet in one square meter. Therefore, 22.5 square feet is 22.5 / 10.764 = 2.09 square meters.