Math Skills
Jun 1, 2005, 7:23 pm
#1
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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Math Skills
My math skills are quite poor. I called a hotel chain 800# and asked how large their deluxe room was at their Madrid hotel, I was told the room was 40 square meters. When I asked what 40 sq meters was in sq ft the agent put me on hold for 5 minutes and then told me she didn't know. I called back and the next agent told me 40 sq meters was 1,300 sq ft, couldn't be right. I called again and the agent told me 129 sq ft. I called the hotel directly and they told me they didn't know.
Should reservations agents have math skills? By the way, how much is 40 sq meters in feet?
Should reservations agents have math skills? By the way, how much is 40 sq meters in feet?
Jun 1, 2005, 7:30 pm
#3
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: between SJC and SFO
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just type "40 square meters in square feet" into google, and the handy calculator will tell you 40 square meters is 430 square feet:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search
Jun 1, 2005, 7:41 pm
#6
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And if you're in doubt and don't have a computer handy, I use this as a conservative reference: 1 square meter = 10 sq ft.
As an engineer(ing student), I like math, but I'm also really lazy, and this approx. usually works really well.
So just add the zero 
OT - Some res agents need to know the difference between meter and square meter, based on the OP. (j/k - most people I know couldn't tell you which was which)
As an engineer(ing student), I like math, but I'm also really lazy, and this approx. usually works really well.
So just add the zero OT - Some res agents need to know the difference between meter and square meter, based on the OP. (j/k - most people I know couldn't tell you which was which)