Calculate the total board feet, Civil Engineering

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A project engineer has ordered 100 hardwood boards, 1-1/4-in thick by 8-in wide and 8-ft long.  The total board feet ordered is most nearly: 

Solution:

1.25" x 8" x 8' x 100-pcs = 666.67 board feet (answer)

Or, (1.25" x 8" x (8'x 12"/1')/ 12) x 100-pcs  

  = 666.67 board feet

 

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