area conversion
The following utility will enable you to convert
area expressed in one unit to another unit
Area is generally expressed in square metres (m²).
one square metre is a ten thousandth of a hectare or one hundredth of an are.
The information in the table below provides a method of converting area from other units
to metres.
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| Scheme |
multiply by |
| Acre (based on U.S. survey foot) |
4 046.873 |
| barn (b) |
0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 1 |
| circular mil |
0.000 000 000 506 707 5 |
| hectare (ha) |
10 000 |
| square foot (ft²) |
0.092 903 04 |
| square inch (in²) |
0.000 645 16 |
| square mile (based on U.S. survey foot) (mi²) |
2 589 988
|
| square yard (yd²) |
0.836 127 4 |
Examples:
A lot has an area of 4 acres, what is the area of this lot in square metres?
One acre as you can see from the table above is 4046.873 square metres. Multiplying
this figure by 4 will yield the answer (16187.492m²).
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