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Lesson About Measuring

The document provides instructions for converting between different units of measurement including feet to inches, meters to yards, and inches to centimeters. It also provides formulas and explanations for calculating board feet for lumber.

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Lesson About Measuring

The document provides instructions for converting between different units of measurement including feet to inches, meters to yards, and inches to centimeters. It also provides formulas and explanations for calculating board feet for lumber.

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Jercy Ann Castillo
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Big to small – multiply

Small to big - divide

Convert the following:

1. 24 feet = _____________ inches 24 x 12 = 288


2. 3 meters = ____________ yards 3 / 0.9144 = 3.28
3. 12 yards = ____________ meters 12 x 0.9144 = 10.97
4. 250 inches = ___________ meters 250 / 39.37 = 6.35
5. 300 cm = __________ meters 300 / 100 = 3

Convert the following:

1. 50 inches = ___________ ft 50 / 12 = 4.17


2. 5 meters = ___________ dm 5 x 10 = 50
3. 25 yards = ___________ m 25 x 0.9144 = 22.86
4. 36 inches = ___________ cm 36 x 2.54 = 91.44
5. 12 meter = ____________ yd 12 / 0.9144 = 13.12
CALCULATE BOARD FEET
A board foot is a piece of lumber one inch thick, twelve inches wide, and
twelve inches long or 144 cubic inches

Board footage (Bd. Ft.) can be calculated by either:

Bd. Ft. =

Where:
Th = Thickness in inches
W= Width in inches
L = Length in feet

Bd. Ft. =

Where:
Th = Thickness in inches
W= Width in inches
L = Length in inches

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