some practice questions: (the purpose of these questions is to: a)

practice area, volume, density 2) become more familiar with converting

units 3) practice working accurately

1) a kitchen measures 12 ft long and 10 ft wide. what is the floor area of

the kitchen?

2) a bedroom measures 12 ft 8 in x 14 ft 9 in. what is the floor area of

this bedroom in square feet?

3) the inside diameter of the pipe shown

is 2 in. what is the cross-sectional area of the pipe?

4) how many inches in 1 ft?

5) how many square inches in 1 square foot?

6) how many cubic inches in 1 cubic foot? (1 cubic foot is the same as 1
3
ft )

7) how many liters in 1 gallon?

8) a spherical fuel tank has a 2-foot diameter. find the formula for the
volume of a sphere? find the volume of this tank?

9) the density of water is 8.3 lbs/gal. what is the volume of 100 lb of

water?
10) concrete has a density of 145 lb/cubic foot. a piece of concrete
sidewalk measures 4 ft x 4 ft x 4 inches. how much does this piece of
concrete weigh ?