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CALCULATING DROP
Drop of Sloped Patio
You’re pouring a sloped concrete patio
with a Length of 14 Feet. If the standard
drop or fall is 1/8 Inch per Foot, what is
the total drop or fall? What if the drop is
1/4 Inch per Foot or .375 Inch per Foot?
KEYSTROKE
DISPLAY
1. Clear calculator:
o o
0.
2. Enter total Length of wall:
1 4 f l
LNTH
14
FEET
0
INCH
3. Enter 1/8 Inch drop per Foot and find
amount of drop:
1 / 8 d d
DROP
0
FEET
1-3/4
INCH
4. Enter 1/4 Inch drop per Foot and find
amount of drop:
1 / 4 d d
DROP
0
FEET
3-1/2
INCH
5. Enter .375 Inch drop per Foot and find
amount of drop:
• 3 7 5 i d d
DROP
0
FEET
5-1/4
INCH
6. Convert to decimal Inches:
Ç i
5.25
INCH
7. Convert to decimal Feet:
Ç f
0.4375
FEET