Math comes into play whenever you are gardening. Calculating cubic yards of compost for example, or the area of a garden bed. Smartphones are helpful tools for calculating, but sometimes you need an actual formula or a little geometry. Here are some helpful formulas for gardeners.
Area measures
1 square inch (in.2) = 6.45 cm2 = 0.0069ft2
1 square foot (ft2) = 144 in2 = 0.111 yd2
1 square yard (yd2) = 9 ft2 = 1,296 in2
1 acre (ac) = 43,560 ft2 = 4,840 yd2
1 square mile = 640 ac = 3,097,600 yd2
Cubic measures
1 cubic inch (in.3) = 0.00058 ft3 = 0.0043 U.S. gal
1 cubic foot (ft3) = 0.037 yd3 = 7.48 U.S. gal
1 cubic foot (ft3) of water = 62.43 lb
1 cubic yard (yd3) = 27 ft3 = 202 U.S. gal
Weights
1 ounce (oz) = 28.35 g = 0.0625 lb
1 pound (lb) = 16 oz = 453.59 g
1 ton (U.S.) = 2,000 lb = 32,000 oz
Volume
1 fluid ounce (fl oz) = 0.00781 gal = 29.573 ml
1 cup (c) = 8 fl oz = 0.5 pt = 236.59 ml
1 pint (pt) U.S. = 16 fl oz = 2 c = 0.125 gal
1 quart (qt) = 2 pt = 4 c = 32 fl oz = 0.25 gal
1 gallon (gal) = 4 qt = 8 pt = 16 c = 128 fl oz
Linear measures
1 inch (in.) = 25.4 mm = 2.54 cm = 0.083 ft
1 foot (ft) = 12 in. = 0.3333 yd = 30.48 cm
1 yard (yd) = 36 in. = 3 ft = 0.9144 m
1 mile (mi) = 5,280 ft = 1,760 yd
Geometric calculations
Area of a rectangle = length (l) x width (w)
Area of a triangle = base (b) x height (h) / 2
Area of a circle = 3.14 x radius (r)2
Volume of a cone = 3.14 x r2 x h / 3
Volume of a hemisphere = (2/3) x 3.14 x r3