Calculated Industries 3088 - Manual (Page 28)

Simple Concrete Volume
You’re going to form up and pour your own
driveway and you need to calculate the cubic
yards of concrete required for the job accurately.
The measurements are as follows: 36 feet 3 in-
ches by 11 feet 6 inches by 4 inches deep. What’s
the volume of your driveway, and if concrete
costs $55 per yard, how much will your driveway
cost you?
COMMENTS KEYSTROKES
Clear calculator [On/C] [On/C]
Step 1 — Find Volume
Enter length
36 [Feet] 3 [Inch]
Multiply by width [x] 11 [Feet] 6 [Inch]
Multiply by depth [x] 4 [Inch] [=]
Answer: 138.9583 CU FT
Convert to cu. yards [Conv] [Yds]
Answer: 5.146605 CU YDS
Step 2 — Multiply by Cost
Mult. by price per yard [x] 55 [Per]
Answer: $283.0633
Complex Concrete Volume
You’re going to pour an odd-sized patio 4-1/2
inches deep with the dimensions shown below.
First, calculate the total area (by dividing the
drawing into three individual rectangles) and
then determine the total yards of concrete
required for this job.
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