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   CHECK LAST WEEKS ANSWERS ON THE BOTTOM OF LAST WEEKS ASSIGNMENT.

 

BUILDING MATERIAL

   WHAT ARE THE ACTUAL SIZES OF THESE NOMINAL DIMENSIONS OF CONSTRUCTION LUMBER?

    REMEMBER TXWXL    (THICKNESS X WIDTH X LENGTH)

 

  1. 2X4X8                                                       6.  2X10X24
  2. 1X6X12                                                     7.  1X8X18
  3. 4X4X16                                                     8.  5/4X6X16
  4. 2X12X14                                                   9.  4X6X12
  5. 6X6X10                                                   10.  2X6X16

 

MEASUREMENTS

LENGTH   AREA   VOLUME

 

  1. HOW MANY INCHES IN A FOOT?  
  2. HOW MANY FEET IN A YARD?
  3. HOW MANY INCHES IN A YARD?
  4. HOW MANY SQUARE FEET IN A SQUARE YARD?
  5. HOW MANY SQUARE INCHES IN A SQUARE FOOT?
  6. HOW MANY SQUARE INCHES IN A SQUARE YARD?
  7. HOW MANY CUBIC FEET IN ONE CUBIC YARD?
  8. HOW MANY CUBIC INCHES IN ONE CUBIC FOOT?
  9. HOW MANY CUBIC INCHES IN ONE CUBIC YARD?
  10. HOW MANY FEET IN A MILE?

 

BOARD FEET

 

FORMULA IS   ( NUMBER OF PIECES X THICKNESS X WIDTH X LENGTH DIVIDED BY 12)

 

  HOW MANY BOARD FEET IS  20 PIECES OF 2X12X16?

 

DON'T FORGET?

 

ANSWERS

BUILDING MATERIALS

 

  1. 1 1/2" X 3 1/2" X 8'                                                      6. 1 1/2" X 9 1/4" X 24'
  2. 1 1/2" X 5 !/2" X 12'                                                     7. 3/4" X 7 1/4" X 18'
  3. 1 1/2" X 5 1/2" X 12'                                                    8. 1" X 5 1/2" X 16'
  4. 3 1/2" X 3 1/2" X 16'                                                    9. 3 1/2" X 5 1/2" X 12'
  5. 1 1/2" X 11 1/4" X 14'                                                10. 1 1/2" X 5 1/2" X 16'

 

MEASUREMENTS

  1. 12 IN.                                        6.1,296 SQ.IN.
  2. 3 FT.                                          7. 27 CU. FT.
  3. 36 IN.                                        8. 1,728 CU.IN.
  4. 9 SQ.FT.                                   9. 46,656 CU. IN.
  5. 144 SQ.IN.                              10. 5280 FT.

 

BOARD FEET

 

20 X 2 X 12 X 16  DIVIDED BY 12  =640 BD.FT.