Title: Perform calculations, using architectural dimensions.
Course: Cabinetmaking I (17007-I) > Section: Interpreting Plans

Performing calculations should include

- converting fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions
- converting metric to imperial and imperial to metric
- identifying rectangles, squares, triangles, and circles
- using basic geometry to determine perimeter, diagonal, circumference, diameter, radius, area, and volume.

Process/Skill Questions:

- When building a cabinet, when might one need to convert a fraction to a decimal or a decimal to a fraction?
- What is the formula for calculating the hypotenuse of a triangle?
- How many degrees are in each angle of an octagon?