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The Relationship Between Distance and Volume cont.
When units are displayed as “ft x ft” this is viewed the same as when a number is
multiplied by itself.
For example, when you have 2 x 2 this can also be expressed as 2-squared or 2 .
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Likewise, when units of distance are multiplied by each other, they are treated the
same way meaning ft x ft would be expressed as ft .
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4 ft x 3 ft x 2 ft = 24 ft x ft x ft
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In the example above, we have “ft x ft x ft” which is expressed as ft . Therefore:
4 ft x 3 ft x 2 ft = 24 ft or cubic feet
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