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Answer:

  about 4.4593 m²

Step-by-step explanation:

A foot is defined as 0.3048 meters, so the countertop has an area of ...

  (16 ft)·(0.3048 m/ft) × (3 ft)·(0.3048 m/ft) = 48 ft² × 0.09290304 m²/ft²

  = 4.45934592 m²

  ≈ 4.4593 m²

The countertop is a little less than 4.46 square meters in area.