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Asked Apr 12, 2008, 02:43 PM — 10 Answers
Someone told me that the square ft of a 14x20 room was 820 sq ft could someone please tell me in detail how they figured this thanks

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Apr 12, 2008, 02:59 PM
Take 14 and times it by 20 = 280 sq ft. I don't know where they get the 820 sq ft. Unless then transposed the 2 and the 8 in the number.
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Apr 12, 2008, 03:51 PM


Yes, for square feet, you merely multipy the lenght of the room times the width..

I don't know where the 820 came from that is not correct
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Apr 12, 2008, 04:21 PM
Depends what they were calculating for. If they were calculating for paint coverage with an 8 foot ceiling:

Wall 1: 14' x 8' = 112 Sq.Ft.
Wall 2: 20' x 8' = 160 Sq. Ft
Wall 3: 14' x 8' = 112 Sq.Ft.
Wall 4: 20' x 8' = 160 Sq. Ft.
Ceiling: 14' x 20' = 280 Sq.Ft.

Total is 824 Sq.Ft. - close enough for government work?

Everything's a matter of perspective.
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Apr 12, 2008, 04:25 PM
Figuring the area of a room
Ok if 280 is the sq ft of a 14x20 room what is the area sq ft of the room if that makes sense
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Apr 12, 2008, 04:29 PM


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Apr 12, 2008, 04:40 PM


Ok do you want the cubic square feet of the room,

Length times width time the height of the room.
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Jun 14, 2013, 11:24 AM
what is square footage of 8ftx18ftx9ft
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Jun 14, 2013, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ahamrick View Post
Ok if 280 is the sq ft of a 14x20 room what is the area sq ft of the room if that makes sense
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Jun 14, 2013, 12:22 PM
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what is square footage of 8ftx18ftx9ft
That is volume, cubic feet, not square feet. 2 factors for square, 3 for volume. What are you trying to figure out?
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