Convert pound / square foot to poundal / square meter

Learn how to convert 1 pound / square foot to poundal / square meter step by step.

Calculation Breakdown

Set up the equation

1.0 (\frac{p o u n d}{s q u a r e f o o t}) = x (\frac{p o u n d a l}{s q u a r e m e t e r})

Define the base values of the selected units in relation to the SI unit

(p a s c a l)

Left side: 1.0 (\frac{p o u n d}{s q u a r e f o o t}) = \frac{4.4482216152605}{9.290304 \times 10^{- 2}} (p a s c a l) = \frac{4.4482216152605}{9.290304 \times 10^{- 2}} (P a)

Right side: 1.0 (\frac{p o u n d a l}{s q u a r e m e t e r}) = 1.38254954376 \times 10^{- 1} (p a s c a l) = 1.38254954376 \times 10^{- 1} (P a)

Insert known values into the conversion equation to determine

x

1.0 (\frac{p o u n d}{s q u a r e f o o t}) = x (\frac{p o u n d a l}{s q u a r e m e t e r})

Insert known values =>

1.0 \times \frac{4.4482216152605}{9.290304 \times 10^{- 2}} \times (p a s c a l) = x \times 1.38254954376 \times 10^{- 1} \times (p a s c a l)

Or

1.0 \cdot \frac{4.4482216152605}{9.290304 \times 10^{- 2}} \cdot (P a) = x \cdot 1.38254954376 \times 10^{- 1} \cdot (P a)

Cancel SI units

1.0 \times \frac{4.4482216152605}{9.290304 \times 10^{- 2}} \cdot (P a) = x \times 1.38254954376 \times 10^{- 1} \times (P a)

Conversion Equation

\frac{4.4482216152605}{9.290304 \times 10^{- 2}} = x \times 1.38254954376 \times 10^{- 1}

Switch sides

x \times 1.38254954376 \times 10^{- 1} = \frac{4.4482216152605}{9.290304 \times 10^{- 2}}

Isolate

x

Multiply both sides by

(\frac{1.0}{1.38254954376 \times 10^{- 1}})

x \times 1.38254954376 \times 10^{- 1} \times \frac{1.0}{1.38254954376 \times 10^{- 1}} = \frac{4.4482216152605}{9.290304 \times 10^{- 2}} \times \frac{1.0}{1.38254954376 \times 10^{- 1}}

Cancel

x \times 1.38254954376 \times 10^{- 1} \times \frac{1.0}{1.38254954376 \times 10^{- 1}} = \frac{4.4482216152605 \times 1.0}{9.290304 \times 10^{- 2} \times 1.38254954376 \times 10^{- 1}}

Simplify

x = \frac{4.4482216152605}{9.290304 \times 10^{- 2} \times 1.38254954376 \times 10^{- 1}}

Rewrite equation

\frac{1.0}{10^{- 2}} can be rewritten to 10^{2}

\frac{1.0}{10^{- 1}} can be rewritten to 10

Rewrite

x = \frac{10^{2} \times 10.0 \times 4.4482216152605}{9.290304 \times 1.38254954376}

Simplify

x = \frac{{10.0}^{3} \times 4.4482216152605}{9.290304 \times 1.38254954376}

Solve

x

x \approx 346.3185764 \approx 3.4632 \times 10^{2}

Conversion Equation

1.0 (\frac{p o u n d}{s q u a r e f o o t}) \approx 3.4632 \times 10^{2} (\frac{p o u n d a l}{s q u a r e m e t e r})

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