Question

A gry is an old English measure for length, defined as 1/10 of a line, where line is another old English measure for length, defined as 1/12 inch. A common measure for length in the publishing business is a point, defined as 1/72 inch. What is an area of 0.35 gry2 in points squared

Answer 1

Answer: To find the area in points squared, we need to convert the given area from gry^2 to inches^2 and then convert it to points^2. Let's break down the conversion step by step:

Convert gry^2 to inches^2:

Since 1 gry is defined as 1/10 of a line and 1 line is defined as 1/12 inch, we can calculate the conversion as follows:

1 gry = (1/10) * (1/12) inch^2 = 1/120 inch^2

Therefore, 0.35 gry^2 = 0.35 * (1/120) inch^2

Convert inches^2 to points^2:

Since 1 inch is equal to 72 points, we can convert the area in inches^2 to points^2 using the following conversion:

1 inch^2 = (72 points)^2 = 5184 points^2

Therefore, 0.35 * (1/120) inch^2 = 0.35 * (1/120) * 5184 points^2

Calculating the final result:

0.35 * (1/120) * 5184 points^2 = 12.24 points^2

So, an area of 0.35 gry^2 is equivalent to 12.24 points^2.