How to Measure Cubic Sizes in Refrigerators
Refrigerators come in various sizes that are measured in cubic feet. Many people do not know the size of their refrigerator, since it is not a concern until they need to sell it. If questioned about the size, those people may only quote the outer dimensions of the unit because they do not know how to measure the cubic feet of the refrigerator. In other cases, they incorrectly calculate the inside of the refrigerator because they are unaware of the proper equation. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Move items in the refrigerator and the freezer compartments so you can easily reach to the back of the compartments.
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Measure the depth, height, and width of the freezer compartment with the measuring tape and write down the figures in inches.
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Divide each measurement by 12 to convert it to feet. For example, if the depth is 25 inches, the width is 28 inches, and the height is 18 inches, the figures would be 2.1 feet, 2.3 feet, and 1.5 feet, respectively
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Multiply the measurements together. Using the example in Step 3, the equation would be 2.1 x 2.3 x 1.5 = 7.2.
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Measure the depth, width, and height of the refrigerator compartment and write down the figures in inches. For most refrigerators, the depth and width figures will be the same as the freezer.
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Convert each of the measurements to feet by dividing the numbers by 12. For example, if the depth is 25 inches, the width is 28 inches, and the height is 30 inches, the figures would be 2.1 feet, 2.3 feet, and 2.5 feet, respectively.
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Repeat Step 4 using the refrigerator compartment numbers. Using the example in Step 6, the equation would be 2.1 x 2.3 x 2.5 = 12.
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Add the multiplied numbers in Step 4 to the multiplied numbers in Step 7 to find the cubic feet of your refrigerator. For the example in this article, the equation is 7.2 + 12 = 19.2 cubic feet.
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