how many cord

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kjsnooks

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Sep 20, 2007
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Ok all you math smarty pants, i got a question for ya.

I know a cord of wood is 8x4x4.
so how many cord is there in a pile of wood that is 14x4x1.5? Im having a debate with a friend im sayin its half a cord hes sayin almost a full cord. Some one settle the argument please!
 
Well a cord is 4x4x8 yes but tightly stacked, a pile is not well stacked so id say your pile will stack out at a little over a 1/2 maybe 2/3. The only way youll know for sure is to stack it
 
Dammit!My calculations came out to be 4ths.
 
sorry more info. that is split and stacked pretty tight. but thanks for answer guess we were both wrong
 
Hey Titan don't feel bad, your answer was about 2/3 correct.
 
Jacob said:
lol nice 4/6 =2/3

Jacob there are times where some members can be smart as* funny here

Btw send me a PM and let me know what going on
 
We homeschool and I used a very similar problem in math for my 12yr old son, just last week. We're stacking our wood on pallets that are 3 feet wide. First I had him calculate the cubic footage in one cord. Then, assuming a tight stack, I had him figure out how long would a 3 foot wide X four foot tall stack have to be to measure one cord. Finally, if I wanted to keep the pile 8 ft long, how high would I have to go? I think I'll give him this one as a follow-up.

For the final exam, I think I'll tell him to split a cord to check his answer with...
 
o yea now he will be mad at me for giving you homework ideas!!! LOL just dont tell him where u got the question from but nice job on having him split a cord, my kids think im nuts, thy all tried to use the splitting maul and decided that is almost like real work!
 
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