Calculating Measurements

Which of the following units of measurement is used when determining the length of a wall?

Feet (Linear measurements include feet, yards, inches, and miles.)

Which of the following units of measurement are used when determining the area?

Square feet (Area measurements include square feet, square yards, square inches, and square miles.)

What's the definition of front footage?

The number of linear feet that the property has on the street (Front footage refers to the number of linear feet that the property has on the street.)

What's the definition of volume?

The size of a three-dimensional shape (Volume refers to the size of a three-dimensional shape.)

What's the definition of area?

The size of a two-dimensional shape (Area refers to the size of a two-dimensional shape.)

What type of measurement is used with three-dimensional shapes?

Volume (Volume refers to the size of a three-dimensional shape.)

What type of measurement is used to describe the size of a two-dimensional shape?

Area (Area refers to the size of a two-dimensional shape.)

Which of the following units of measurement are used when determining volume?

Centimeters cubed (Volume measurements include cubic feet, cubic yards, cubic inches, and cubic miles.)

Calculate the front foot price of a lot that has 500 front feet if the value per front foot is $1,200.

$600,000 (Make sure you multiple the front footage by the value per front foot.)

If your buyer purchases a lot that is 110 feet x 140 feet for $7,568, what was the price per front foot? (Round to the nearest dollar.)

$69 (Price ÷ front feet = the price per front foot. Remember that the first number is the frontage or width of the property.)

You decide to install a fence around your property and want to know how many linear feet you have to determine the cost of the fencing. The property is a 475-foot by 150-foot rectangle. What's the linear footage?

1,250 linear feet

Find the number of square feet in a rectangular lot with 75 feet of frontage and a depth of 140 feet.

10,500 square feet (Remember that area = length x width (140 x 75 = 10,500).

How many cubic inches are in a container measuring 8 inches by 3 inches by 4.5 inches?

108 inches cubed (You need to find the volume to solve this problem using this formula: volume = length x width x height. In this calculation, 8 x 3 x 4.5 = 108)

Find the area of a square flower bed where each side measures 4.5 m.

20.25 meters squared (You need to find the area for this problem. Use this formula: area = 4.5 m × 4.5 m = 20.25 meters squared)

A garage is 40 feet wide and 60 feet long with a ceiling height of 9 feet. How many cubic feet of space is there in the garage?

21,600 feet cubed (Use this formula to find the answer: volume = length x width x height. In this instance, 40 x 60 x 9 = 21,600.)

Cheryl wants new carpeting for her rectangular dining room. Her dining room is five yards by 10 yards. How much carpeting does she need to buy to cover her entire dining room?

50 square yards (You need to find the area for this problem. Use this formula: area = 5 yards × 10 yards = 50 square yards.)

In the following dimensions, which number is the front footage? 500 feet by 800 feet

500 feet (When given two dimensions for a piece of land, such as 400 feet x 500 feet, the first number is the frontage or width of the property.)

What's the area of a triangle with a base of 14 cm and a height of 10 cm?

70 centimeters squared (Area = 1/2 bh (1/2 of 14 cm. = 7 cm) Height = 10 cm 7 cm x 10 cm = 70 centimeters squared)

In the following dimensions, which number is the width? 800 feet by 900 feet

800 feet (When given two dimensions for a piece of land, such as 400 feet x 500 feet, the first number is the frontage or width of the property.)

Define linear measurements.

Any system for measuring length (Linear measurement is any system used for measuring length.)