Carpentry (CTW 111)

Measurement/Nomenclature
Assignment #1

Course, Year, & Section: BSCE-1E

I. Convert the following units. Use the conversion table provided in the pdf presentation and
show the conversion ratio for each item.

1. 100mm to 0.11 yards

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

3. 30 decimeter to 3.28 yards

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

5. 50 acres to 313,621,110 sq.in.

1 (
50 acres 43560 sq ft
1 acre )( 0.0929
1 sq ft )( 1 sq m )
sq m 10000 sq cm
¿

6. 100 square miles to 25,901.64 hectares

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

7. 0.0001 square kilometer to 155,000 sq.in.

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

9. 30 acres to 121,449.81 square meter

1 (
30 acres 43560 sq ft
1 acre )( 10.76 sq ft )
1 sq m
=121,449.81 sq m

10. 100 hectometers to 6.21 miles

1 (1hm )(
100 hm 100 m 3.281 ft
1m )( 5280
1mi
ft )
=
3281 mi
528
=6.21 miles

II. Read the following measurements.

12 11

13
 Carpentry (CTW 111)
Measurement/Nomenclature
Assignment #1

15
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

III. Solve the following.

16. Compute the board feet of lumber whose dimension is 3” X 6” X 8’?

TWL (3)(6)(8) 144

Board foot (Bd. Ft.) = = = =12 bd . ft
12 12 12

17. What is the board feet of the lumber shown on the image?

10’

3”

6”

TWL (3)(6)(10) 180

Board foot (Bd. Ft.) = = = =15 bd . ft
12 12 12

18. Compute the board foot of lumber whose dimension is 4” X 8” X 144”?

 TWL (4)( 8)(144) 4608
Board foot (Bd. Ft.) = = = =32 bd . ft
144 144 144

19. What is the total board feet of 100 pcs – 2”X3”X12’?

TWL (2)( 3)(12) 72 6 bd . ft

Board foot (Bd. Ft.) = = = = ( 100 pcs ) =600 bd . ft
12 12 12 1 pc

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
12 12 12
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