A foot is approx. 1/3 of a meter. Why isn’t a sq ft 1/3rd of a sq meter?

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A foot is 0,30m and a sq ft is 0,09m. I know some will say because 0,3 times 0,3 is 0,09 but that wouldn’t explain the break of logic as I perceive it.

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Have a look at this image.
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5dc0fbb825e51cd744a8dfd70359f17db7edc4e6/29_60_332_199/master/332.jpg?width=140&quality=85&dpr=1&s=none

Imagine the big square is 1 m. 1 m is then divided into thirds. THe overall square is 1 m^2

Each smaller square is 0.333 x 0.333 which is 0.111 m^2. There are 9 of them in 1 m^2.

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