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Baluster Spacing
You are going to install a handrail at the top of a balcony. Your total
Span is 156 Inches and you would like the space between the balus-
ters to be about 4 Inches. If each baluster is 1-1/2 Inches wide, what
is the exact spacing between each baluster?
KEYSTROKE
1. Estimate number of balusters in Span:
o o
1 5 6 i ÷
5 i 1 / 2 =*
*desired spacing plus baluster width (4 Inches plus 1-1/2 Inches).
2. Find total space 'occupied' by the balusters by multiplying the
width of each baluster by the rounded number of balusters (found
above):
1 i 1 / 2 x
2 8 =
3. Find total space between all balusters:
1 5 6 i –
4 2 i =
4. Find actual baluster spacing by dividing total space between all
balusters by the number of spaces between the balusters (number
of balusters plus one equals 29):
1 1 4 i ÷
2 9 =
100 — S
M
HEET
/HVAC P
ETAL
RO
28.36364 (28 balusters)
C
ALC
DISPLAY
0.
156
INCH
1-1/2
INCH
42
INCH
156
INCH
114
INCH
114
INCH
3-15/16
INCH
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