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2007-02-12 16:01:37 · 4 answers · asked by slabrider76 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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Linear feet are a measure of length (no different from feet); square feet measure area. You cannot simply convert between measures of different kinds of quantities;the connection between them will be specific to a particular problem.A practical example in which this question can arise is in buying countertops for a kitchen. Some materials are sold by the square foot; others (basically those that are extruded, so they come in standard widths) are sold by the linear foot. In order to compare the two, you need to compute the area and wall length for the countertop you want.You can't convert between the two. All you have to do is to make the appropriate measurements so you can calculate the price of each item.The terms used in the lumber industry are a bit confusing.There are two terms that I think you might be mixing up.A LINEAR FOOT is simply the length of a board. If you want to know the area or volume of the board,you need additional information. For instance, 6 linear feet of 1-by-12 has an area of 6 square feet (12 inches = 1 foot, times 6 feet), and it's 1 inch thick, so the volume is 1/2 cubic foot (6 square feet times 1/12 foot). But 6 linear feet of a 1-by-6 board would have half the area and half the volume.A BOARD FOOT is equivalent to one square foot of a 1-inch-thick board. In other words, it is a square-foot-inch (ft^2-in), or 1/12 cubic foot.Linear feet are used for the pricing of a single size such as two-by-fours. Board feet are used for larger lumber that you are more likely to want to compare directly with different size boards .To sum up, neither a linear foot nor a board foot can be converted directly to square feet. A linear foot is a linear (length) measure, and a board foot is a volume measure. You need to know your particular board to do anything more, such as find the area.an example with an" L" shaped countertop will betwo rectangles are 24 by 80 inches and 24 by 36 inches. Thus the area is: 24 * 80 + 24 * 36 = 24 * (80 + 36) = 24 * 116= 2784 sq. in.To get it in square feet, divide by 144:
2784 / 144 = 19.33 sq. ft.The linear measure of this countertop would be 60 + 80 = 140 inches = 140/12 feet = 11.67 feet

2007-02-13 16:03:33 · answer #1 · answered by Byzantino 7 · 2 1

Linear Foot

2016-09-28 21:56:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Square feet are a measure of area; linear feet are a measure of length. You can never equate the two.

2007-02-12 16:05:12 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 2 0

How many sq feet are in 1,000 linear feet

2015-07-07 06:57:45 · answer #4 · answered by Lorel 1 · 0 0

How many square feet equal one linea foot

2015-02-02 09:28:39 · answer #5 · answered by ted 1 · 0 2

you need the length and width to get the square footage

2015-05-26 15:12:06 · answer #6 · answered by Claire 1 · 0 0

203 lf how many sq ?

2014-07-18 02:44:23 · answer #7 · answered by andrew 1 · 0 0

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