LINEAR DIMENSIONS
Spacing Calculation
— Linear Division
You have a 78 feet 6 inch wall which you want
to divide into five equal spaces for office parti-
tioning. What is the length of each section?
COMMENTS KEYSTROKES
Clear calculator [On/C] [On/C]
Enter overall length 78 [Feet] 6 [Inch]
Divide by number of
equal spaces [÷] 5 [=]
Answer: 15 FT 8-13/32 IN
What is it in dec. feet? [Conv] [Feet]
Answer: 15.7 FT
What is it in dec. inches? [Conv] [Inch]
Answer: 188.4 IN
Spacing — Number of Pieces
How many 2 feet 2 inch boards can be cut from
fifteen 10 foot boards?
COMMENTS KEYSTROKES
Clear calculator [On/C] [On/C]
Enter length of one
board 10 [Feet]
Divide by smaller cuts [÷] 2 [Feet]
2 [Inch] [=]
Answer: 4.615385 (or 4 whole boards)
Mult. by total number of
10-foot boards 4 [x] 15 [=]
Answer: 60
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