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LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MR. POCHE'S CLASSES
APRIL 6-10

A SHED IS 8 FEET WIDE BY 12 FEET LONG AND 8 FEET HIGH.

  1. WHAT IS THE PERIMETER OF THE SHED?
  2. HOW MANY SQUARE FEET IS THE SHED FLOOR?
  3. HOW MANY SHEETS OF PLYWOOD IS NEEDED TO COVER THE FLOOR?
  4. WHAT IS THE TOTAL SQUARE FEET OF ALL FOUR WALLS?
  5. HOW MANY SHEETS OF PLYWOOD TO COVER ALL FOUR WALLS?
  6. HOW MANY CUBIC FEET IN THE SHED?
  7. HOW MANY STUDS ARE NEEDED TO CONSTRUCT ALL FOUR WALLS? (3 FOR EACH CORNER AND ONE EVERY 16 INCHES IN BETWEEN)
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ANSWERS FOR APRIL 6-10

 

  1. P=2L+2W       P=2(12)+2(8)     P=40FT
  2. AREA=LENGTH X WIDTH     A=12X8   A=96 SQUARE FEET
  3. DIVIDE BY 32 PLYWOOD 4X8=32     96 DIVIDED  BY 32 =3 SHEETS OF PLYWOOD
  4. WALL SQUARE FEET = PERIMETER X HEIGHT OF WALL.  40 X 8 = 320 SQUARE FEEET
  5. TOTAL SQUARE FEET DIVIDED BY 32.  320 DIVIDED BY 32 = 10 SHEETS OF PLYWOOD.
  6. VOLUME = LENGTH X WIDTH X HEIGHT            12 X 8 X 8 = 768 CUBIC FEET
  7. 12 STUDS FOR 4 CORNERS  16 STUDS FOR  ( 2) 12 FT. WALLS    10 STUDS FOR (2) 8 FT WALLS       12+16+10= 38 TOTAL STUDS