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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.
- WHAT IS THE PERIMETER OF THE SHED?
- HOW MANY SQUARE FEET IS THE SHED FLOOR?
- HOW MANY SHEETS OF PLYWOOD IS NEEDED TO COVER THE FLOOR?
- WHAT IS THE TOTAL SQUARE FEET OF ALL FOUR WALLS?
- HOW MANY SHEETS OF PLYWOOD TO COVER ALL FOUR WALLS?
- HOW MANY CUBIC FEET IN THE SHED?
- 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
- P=2L+2W P=2(12)+2(8) P=40FT
- AREA=LENGTH X WIDTH A=12X8 A=96 SQUARE FEET
- DIVIDE BY 32 PLYWOOD 4X8=32 96 DIVIDED BY 32 =3 SHEETS OF PLYWOOD
- WALL SQUARE FEET = PERIMETER X HEIGHT OF WALL. 40 X 8 = 320 SQUARE FEEET
- TOTAL SQUARE FEET DIVIDED BY 32. 320 DIVIDED BY 32 = 10 SHEETS OF PLYWOOD.
- VOLUME = LENGTH X WIDTH X HEIGHT 12 X 8 X 8 = 768 CUBIC FEET
- 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