Imagine you have a garden where you want to plant flowers or vegetables. Sometimes, people use different ways to measure how big their garden is. One way is to use square meters (which is a metric measurement), and another way is to use square feet (which is what many people in the United States use).
A square meter is like a small square that is 1 meter by 1 meter on each side. If we talk about 90 square meters, it means you have a big square area that has the same amount of space as 90 of those little squares!
Now, let’s see how to change square meters to square feet. The conversion rate is that 1 square meter is approximately equal to 10.764 square feet. So, to find out how many square feet are in 90 square meters, we use this equation:
$$
90 \, \text{square meters} \times 10.764 \, \text{square feet per square meter} = 969.36 \, \text{square feet}
$$
This means that your garden that measures 90 square meters is about 969.36 square feet!
To help you visualize this size, here are 7 objects that are all the same size as 90 square meters or 969.36 square feet:
- Two average-sized classrooms (about 450 square feet each)
- One small basketball court
- About 8 queen-sized beds (which are each about 100 square feet)
- Three small houses (averaging 300 square feet each)
- Ten full-size cars parked in a parking lot
- Two large garden sheds
- One large swimming pool (like the type in many backyards)
These examples show you how big your garden could be in terms of things you might already know! Happy gardening!
