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OCKET
R
EFERENCE
G
UIDE
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Masonry —
Estimating Bricks
How many standard bricks (2-1/4 x 8 Inch)
are needed for a wall measuring 36 Feet 6
Inches long and 8 Feet high?
KEYSTROKE
DISPLAY
1. Clear calculator:
o o
0.
2. Enter brick Area:
2 i 1 / 4 x 8 i =
T B
B
-
AR
18.
SQ INCH
3. Multiply wall Length times Height:
3 6 f 6 i
36
FEET
6
INCH
x 8 f =
292.
SQ FEET
4. Find number of bricks:
B
(Bricks)
BLKS
2336.
POLYGON (Equal-Sided)
Find the full angle, bi-sect angle, side
Length, perimeter and Area of a pentagon-
shaped patio to be paved with bricks. The
radius is 7 Feet 5 Inches and the number
of sides is five:
KEYSTROKE
DISPLAY
1. Clear calculator:
o o
0.
2. Enter radius:
7 f 5 i Ç A
RAD
7
FEET
5
INCH
3. Enter polygon sides and calculate:
5 Ç l
FULL
108.00°
l
HALF
54.00°
l
SIDE
8
FEET
8-5/8
INCH
l
PER
43
FEET
7-1/8
INCH
l
AREA
130.7868
SQ FEET
STORED
