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FACE BRICKS REQUIRED
Example: You are building a wall measuring 30 Feet long by 6 Feet tall. How many face bricks* are
required for this project, factoring a 3% waste allowance for extra materials?
*Assume you are working with a face brick size with a surface area of 21 Square Inches)
KEY INPUT & DISPLAY
1. Store the surface area of the brick as the block size.
On/C
On/C
2
1
Inch
Inch
2.Enter length and height of wall:
3
0
Feet
Length
6
Feet
Height
3.Find the number of bricks and add a 3% waste allowance:
(Blocks)
Conv
Length
+
3
%
Concrete/Paving
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VOLUME OF CONCRETE FOR A DRIVEWAY
Example: Find the volume in Cubic Yards of concrete required for a patio with an area that measures
20 Feet 5 Inches long by 12 Feet 10 Inches wide with a required depth of 4 Inches.
If the cost of concrete is $135 per cubic yard, what is the total cost?
KEY INPUT & DISPLAY
1. Multiply the length times the width to find the area:
On/C
On/C
2
0
5
Feet
×
1
2
1
Feet
=
2. Multiply times the depth to find the volume:
×
=
4
Inch
3. Multiply times the per Unit Cost to find the total cost of concrete:
×
1
3
5
Conv
*This answer will automatically display in Cubic Yards due to the multiplication of mixed units, unless the
preference setting for volume display has been changed from the default Standard Setting.
4
(Blk Size)
Stor
to clear entries in between problems.
On/C
On/C
Inch
0
Inch
0
(Cost)
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0
B--AR
21
STORED
SQ Feet
LNTH 30
0
Feet
Inch
HGHT 6
0
Feet
Inch
BLKS 1234.286
1271.314
(1272 Blocks)
0
20
5
Feet
Inch
12
10
Feet
Inch
262.0139
SQ Feet
3.234739
*
CU YD
$436.
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