If the following amounts of lumber need to be delivered to 2 different staging areas at 4 different job sites, how many total boards of each size will you need?
1.65:2x4s
2.45:2x8s
3.25:2x10s
How to work this problem.
To work this problem, you need to multiply the amounts of lumber needed by the number of boards of each size. Let's break it down step by step:
1. Start by listing the amounts of lumber needed for each size:
- 1.65 of 2x4s
- 2.45 of 2x8s
- 3.25 of 2x10s
2. Determine the total number of boards needed for each size by multiplying the amount by the number of boards. For example:
- To find the total number of 2x4s needed, multiply 1.65 by the number of boards in one unit (let's assume 1 unit = 1 board): 1.65 x 1 = 1.65 boards
- To find the total number of 2x8s needed, multiply 2.45 by the number of boards in one unit: 2.45 x 1 = 2.45 boards
- To find the total number of 2x10s needed, multiply 3.25 by the number of boards in one unit: 3.25 x 1 = 3.25 boards
(Note: Since the problem doesn't specify a particular unit for measuring the lumber, I assumed it to be in terms of whole boards for simplicity.)
3. Repeat these calculations for each size of lumber listed.
4. Once you have the total number of boards for each size, add them up to find the overall total. For example, if you calculated 1.65 boards of 2x4s, 2.45 boards of 2x8s, and 3.25 boards of 2x10s, the overall total would be:
1.65 + 2.45 + 3.25 = 7.35 boards
Hence, you would need a total of 7.35 boards of lumber across all sizes.