How many board feet of 3/4" x 3 1/4" strip flooring is required for a room of size 17' x 28'?

To determine how many board feet of 3/4" x 3 1/4" strip flooring are required for a room measuring 17' x 28', we start by calculating the total square footage of the room.

First, multiply the length by the width:

17 feet x 28 feet = 476 square feet.

Next, we need to convert the dimensions of the flooring from inches to feet to calculate its area in square footage. The width of the strip flooring is 3 1/4 inches, which can be converted to feet:

3 1/4 inches = 3.25 inches / 12 inches/foot = 0.2708 feet (rounded to four decimal places).

The thickness of the flooring does not impact board foot calculations in this case as board feet is based on volume, but we can still quantify the dimension in the context of the project.

Now, the area covered by one board foot can be calculated. One board foot is defined as a volume of 1 foot long, 1 foot wide, and 1 inch thick. Since we are utilizing flooring that is 3/4" thick, we need to find the area that one board foot will cover at this thickness