Board Foot Problems

Name:________________

Bdft = (#pcs x thickness (in) x width (in) x length (in) )

144

Cost of a partial sheet of plywood = width (in) x length (in) x cost of a full sheet
4608 of plywood
(dollar amount)

Rounding rules Thickness less than one inch always round up to one inch.
All other fractions ½” or greater round up
Less than ½” round down
E.g. 1 ¾” rounds up to 2”
E.g. 1 ¼” rounds down to 1”
Round final decimal answer to two places ( hundreths)
E.g. 1.2345 rounds to 1.23
E.g. 1.2375 rounds to 1.24

Bdft Calculations: Bdft = #pcs x T x W x L / 144

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1._______ 1pc 1” x 12” x 12”

2._______ 5pcs 1” x 6 ½” x 6’ 5”
3._______ 3pcs ½” x 5 ¾” x 76”
4._______ 2pcs 5/8” x 6 3/8” x 56”
5._______ 10pcs 1” x 12” x 96”
6._______ 8pcs 1” x 6” x 12”
8._______ 1pc 1 1/8” x 12” x 35”
9_______ 1pc 2” x 4” x 39”
10.______ 2pcs 4” x 4” x 12”
11.______ 1pc 2” x 2” x 10’
12.______ 1pc 2” x 6” x 12”
13.______ 1pc 3” x 8 ¼” x 8 ¾”
14.______ 1pc 3” x 12” x 12”
15.______ 1pc 1 9/16” x 2 7/16” x 23”
Plywood Calculations: Ply cost = ( w x l)/ 4608 x the cost of full sheet
¾” Red oak= $80.00 ¼” Red oak = $30.00
¾” Birch = $80.00 ¼” Birch = $30.00
¾” Fir = $50.00
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16._____ Red oak ¾”- 34” x 54”
17._____ Birch ¼”- 46” x 70”
18._____ Fir ¾”- 48” x 48”
19._____ Red oak ¾”- 48” x 48”
20._____ Red oak ¼”- 48” x 48”
21._____ Red oak ¾”- 23 ½” x 56”
22._____ Birch ¾”- 27” x 96”
23._____ Birch ¼”- 35” x 39”
24._____ Fir ¾”- 45” x 62
25._____ Fir ¾- 15” x 30”
26._____ Fir ¼”- 23” x 23”
27._____ Red oak ¾”- 25” x 25”
28._____ Red oak ¾” – 24” x 48”
29._____ Birch ¾” – 48” x 96”
30._____ Red oak ¼” – 48” x 96”