If a floor that is 384 square feet is to be covered with standard 2 1/4-inch flooring, ____ board feet of flooring will be required.

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To find the board feet required, first convert the floor area to square inches (384 sq ft * 144 sq in/sq ft = 55296 sq in). The flooring is 2.25 inches wide, so divide the total square inches by the width (55296 / 2.25 = 24576 linear inches). Convert linear inches to feet (24576 / 12 = 2048 linear feet). Since board feet is calculated as width (in inches) x thickness (in inches) x length (in feet) / 12, and assuming standard thickness of 3/4 inch, the board feet required is (2.25 * 0.75 * 2048) / 12 = 531 board feet.

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