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EXACT SPACING BETWEEN BALUSTERS - GIVEN APPROXIMATE DESIRED SPACING
Example: You are building a staircase with a handrail along the side of it. The span of the handrail is
144 Inches. Each baluster is 1Inch wide and you want there to be about 2-1/2 Inches of space
between each baluster. However, you’ll need to nd the exact spacing required, as well as how many
balusters are needed.
(42 balusters)
KEY INPUT & DISPLAY
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1. Calculate the number of balusters that you’ll need to cover the span, given the approximate
combined meausrement of the baluster width and the space before the next one:
175
Inch
41.14286
1
Inch
2. Find how much space is taken up by the combined width of the balusters:
42
Inch
144
Inch
3. Subtract combined baluster widths from the span to nd the combined space between balusters:
102
Inch
102
Inch
4. Divde the combined space between balusters by the number of spaces between the balusters
(which is the number of balusters plus one)
2-3/8
Inch
=
3-1/2
Inch
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(exact spacing between balusters)
Balusters
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2
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Inch
1
Inch
1
×
2
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Inch
1
Inch
4
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Inch
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1
3
=
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1
Inch
+
2
/
Inch
1
2
4
4
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4
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