Calculated Industries Pocket Handyman IV User Manual page 24

Estimating Bricks
How many standard bricks (3.75" by 8")
are required for a 36.5' by 8' wall?
Steps
Clear calculator
Find brick area
Store in memory
Find wall area
Divide by brick area
to find # of bricks [÷] [Rcl] [M+] [=]
Add 5% spoilage [+] 5 [%]
Calculating the Number of Studs
Find the number of 16 inch on-center
studs needed for an 18' 7-1/2" wall.
Steps
Clear calculator
Enter wall length 18 [Feet] 7 [Inch] 1 [/] 2
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Keystrokes
[On/C] [On/C]
3.75 [Inch] [x]
8 [Inch] [=]
[M+]
36.5 [Feet] [x]
8 [Feet] [=]
Keystrokes
[On/C] [On/C]
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1401.6 (Bricks)
1471.68 (1472 Bricks)
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