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WINDOW OPENINGS
Example: You are making 4 window openings that each measures 4 Feet 8 Inches in width. What is
the total combined width of the openings, expressed in Feet-Inches and Decimal Feet?
KEY INPUT & DISPLAY
0
4
Feet
8
Inch
1. Enter the width of the window size that you are making:
18
Feet
8
Inch
2. Determine the total width of all four windows:
18.66667
Feet
3. Convert the answer to Decimal Feet:
CENTER POINT CALCULATION
Example: A client is asking you to install a light xture in the center of a rectangular room. The room
measures 12 Feet 6 Inches by 16 Feet 4 Inches. Find the distance from each side of the room that the
center point for the installation should be located.
KEY INPUT & DISPLAY
0
1. Determine the rst center point:
12
Feet
6
Inch
6
Feet
3
Inch
16
Feet
4
Inch
8
Feet
2
Inch
2. Determine the second center point:
Linear Calculations
CALCULATING BOARD CUTS
Example: You are working on a project that requires boards that are 5 Feet 2 Inches in length. The
wood you have ordered comes in 20 Foot board length. How many cuts can you get from each board?
KEY INPUT & DISPLAY
0
20
Feet
3.870968
Divide the length of the board by the smaller cut size:
(3 whole pieces)
Remember to press to clear entries in between problems.
On/C On/C
On/C On/C
Feet
Inch
÷
5
2 0
=
Feet
2
On/C On/C
Feet Inch
84
× =
4
Feet
On/C
On/C
Feet
Inch
÷
6
1
2
=
1
Feet
Inch
÷
2
=
6
4
2
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