How many square meters are in one square yard?

• A. 0.914 square meters
• B. 0.405 square meters
• C. 2.59 square meters
• D. 0.836 square meters

Answer: (D)

The main idea is that area conversions come from squaring the length conversion. A yard is exactly 0.9144 meters, so the area of a square yard is (0.9144 m)² = 0.836127... m², which rounds to 0.836 square meters. So the best answer is 0.836 square meters. The other numbers would result from using the linear yard-to-meter factor without squaring or from rounding differently, but for area you must square the length conversion.