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xiii. Project: Gravel
Find how many tons of gravel is needed when the cover-
age volume is given, or find the coverage area (in cu. yds.)
when the quantity of gravel used is given.
Key
Display
Example: Find the quantity of gravel ( in tons ) needed to
cover a 48’x13’ driveway 5” deep.
[ON/C]
0.
48[Feet][x]13[Feet][x]5[Inch][=]
260.
CU FEET
[Shift][Gravel]
14.44
TN
[Shift][Gravel]
9.63
CU YD
Example: How many cubic yards will 5 tons of gravel fill ?
[ON/C]
0.
5[Shift][Gravel]
3.33
CU YD
[Shift][Gravel]
5.00
TN
xiv. Project : Mulch
Find how many bags of mulch is needed when the cover
age volume is given, or find the Coverage volume when
the quantity of mulch used ( in number of bags ) is given.
Key
Display
Example: Find the number of bags of mulch you’ll need
to fill a volume of 3.5’ X 13’ X 3” deep.
[ON/C]
0.
3.5[Feet][X]13[Feet][X]3[Inch][=]
11.375
CU FEET
[Shift][Mulch]
5.69
BAG
If you want to find how much you’ll spend buying mulch,
you can operate as follows.
[X]50[Shift][Cost $]
284. 3 8
$
Example: How many cubic feet will 5 bags of mulch fill ?
[ON/C]
0.
5[Shift][Mulch]
10.00
CU FEET
[Shift][Mulch]
5.00
BAG
xv) Find the cost :
To find the cost for the material quantity calculated above,
one can follow the key procedures as:
“ [X] ( enter the unit cost ) [Shift][Cost $] “
provided that the quantity of material has been worked out
and is being displayed, which can be in the unit of bags,
tons, rolls and etc.
