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Measurement/Nomenclature
Assignment #1
I. Convert the following units. Use the conversion table provided in the pdf presentation and
show the conversion ratio for each item.
100 mm 1 cm
1 10 mm ( )( 91.44
1 yd
cm ) =
125 yd
1143
≈ 0.11 yd
2. 1 km to 3280.84 feet
1 (
1km 100000 cm
1 km
1 ft
30.48 cm
= )(
1250000 ft
381 )
≈ 3280.84 ft
1 (
30 dm 10 cm
1 dm )( 91.44
1 yd
cm )=
1250 yd
381
≈ 3.28 yd
4. 4 km to 4374.45 yards
1 (
4 km 100000 cm
1 km )( 91.44
1 yd
cm )=
5000000 yd
1143
≈ 4374.45 yd
1 (
50 acres 43560 sq ft
1 acre )( 0.0929
1 sq ft )( 1 sq m )
sq m 10000 sq cm
¿
1 (
100 sq mi 2.59 sq km
1 sq mi )( 1,000,000
1 sq km )(
sq m 10.76 sq ft
1 sq m )( 43560 sq ft 2.47 acre )
1 acre
)( 1 ha
=25,901.64 ha
1 (
0.001 sq km 1,000,000,000 sq cm
1 sq km
¿ )
8. 1 square mile to 3,097,640 square yard
1 (
1 sq mi 2.59 sq km
1 sq mi )( 1,000,000
1 sq km )( 1 sq m )=3,097,640 sq yd
sq m 1.196 sq yd
1 (
30 acres 43560 sq ft
1 acre )( 10.76 sq ft )
1 sq m
=121,449.81 sq m
1 (1hm )(
100 hm 100 m 3.281 ft
1m )( 5280
1mi
ft )
=
3281 mi
528
=6.21 miles
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Carpentry (CTW 111)
Measurement/Nomenclature
Assignment #1
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14
ANSWER:
9
11. 3−
16
6
12. 2−
16
1
13. 1−
4
14. 8.3 cm or 83 mm
15. 3.1 cm or 31 mm
17. What is the board feet of the lumber shown on the image?
10’
3”
6”
20. If the total estimated board feet of a lumber is 2000 bd.ft. How many lumbers would you buy If you
will use 3”X4”X10’?
TWL ( 3 )( 4 ) ( 10 ) 120
Board foot (Bd. Ft.) = = = =10 bd . ft
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2000 bd . ft 1 pc
= ( 2000 bd . ft )=200 pcs of 3 X 4 X 10 ' lumber
10 bd . ft 10 bd . ft
1 pc