POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 31
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:
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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
x8 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:
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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
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