actually working out the solutions to the problems on paper. After completing the problems, go
to the next paragraph to check your answers.
Convert 93 feet into inches.
Problem 1.
Problem 2. How many 8-inch stakes can you cut from a piece of lumber that is 2 inches x
4 inches x 16 feet?
How many board feet are in a piece of lumber that is 2 inches x 6 inches x
Problem 3.
12 feet?
Problem 4. How many 28-inch stakes can you cut from a 7-foot stake that is a piece of a
2- x 4-inch board?
Problem 5. How many square feet of plywood will you need to build a form for a small
retaining wall that is to be 8 feet long x 24 inches high?
Problem 6. How many 3-foot lengths can you cut from three rolls of tie wire that are each
500 feet long?
Problem 7. How many cubic yards of concrete will it take to fill a concrete form that is
40 feet long x 34 inches wide x 6 inches deep?
Problem 8. How many cubic yards of concrete will it take to place concrete in a sidewalk
form that is 35 feet long x 4 feet wide x 4 inches thick? Add a 20 percent waste factor.
Problem 9. How many cubic yards of concrete will it take to place concrete in a footer form
that is 18 feet long x 12 inches wide x 6 inches thick? Add a 10 percent waste factor.
Problem 10. How many cubic yards of concrete will it take to fill a column that is 18 inches
square x 12 feet high?
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