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POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 17
PERCENTAGE CALCULATIONS
The Percent key (%) can be used for finding
a given percent of a number or for working
add-on, discount or division percentage
calculations. It can be used with any type
of number, in any dimension (Feet, Inch,
Millimeter, etc.) and any type of convention
(non-dimensioned, Linear, Square or
Cubic).
Computing Percentages
Find 18% of 500 Feet:
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
5 0 0 f x 1 8 % 90 FEET 0 INCH
Add 10% to 137 Square Feet:
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
1 3 7 S f + 1 0 % 150.7 SQ FEET
Take 20% from 552 Feet 6 Inches:
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
5 5 2 f 6 i – 2 0 %
442 FEET 0 INCH
Divide 350 Cubic Yards by 80%:
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
3 5 0 C y ÷ 8 0 % 437.5 CU YD
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