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    #1

    Feb 26, 2007, 07:33 AM
    Square foot
    I need to know the inches per side of a 24 square foot board.
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    Feb 26, 2007, 07:37 AM
    How many feet are on the side of a 24 square foot board?

    How many inches are in a foot?

    I believe you need to know the shape of the board.
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    Feb 26, 2007, 08:30 AM
    I don't believe the dimensions are needed to calculate the answer, 68 sq. in.
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    Feb 26, 2007, 08:33 AM
    1) How is square inches a measure of the length of a side?

    2) 24 square feet = 3456 square inches, not 68.
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    Feb 26, 2007, 08:39 AM
    Sorry but I miss understood the question. I was calculating the sq. ft of the entire surface of the board. What was I thinking?
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    Feb 26, 2007, 08:42 AM
    You were assuming that each side was 24 foot, which isn't the same as a 24 square foot board. We need more clarification to give an answer.
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    Feb 26, 2007, 10:41 AM
    Board is the layman term for dimensional lumber which has the same area on both sides. If the board is 24 sq. ft then it could be 4x6 or 2x12 or 3x8, doesn't matter. We would need to know the thickness of the board to make a final calculation.
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    Feb 26, 2007, 11:05 AM
    "same area on both sides"... what?
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    Feb 26, 2007, 11:11 AM
    Yes, a dimensional lumber,board, is the same square area on the front and back. Picture a board 1' by 12'. It has a square area surface of 12 sq.ft. If you flip the board over to the opposite side it will also be 1'x12'. The ends will be identical to each other and the sides will be identical to each other.
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    Feb 26, 2007, 11:19 AM
    Well yes but I'm pretty sure the OP is approximating the board as a 2 dimensional shape.
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    Feb 26, 2007, 11:21 AM
    In the US, lumber is generally measured in board feet. One board foot is 1'X1'X1"

    One foot by one foot by one inch thick.
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    Feb 26, 2007, 11:25 AM
    Okay well I had no idea about that, he's still just asking about the 2d area though. And we still need more info.
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    #13

    Feb 26, 2007, 11:27 AM
    Macarosa needs to get back to us and do a better job of wording the question. We have exchanged ideas for the past 4 hours but where is Macarosa? "...to know the inches per side of " could mean the perimater of the board or six surfaces or sides of the board.
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    #14

    Feb 26, 2007, 11:30 AM
    Yes if it's now a 3d object, it's even harder to know what he/she's talking about.

    I suggest we let this one rest until he/she comes back.
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    Jun 24, 2010, 07:32 PM
    Let's say it is a square. 4.9 X 4.9 = 24.01 Close enough. So each side is 4.9 feet or 58.8 inches.
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