Instruction Manual

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 29
Drop of Sloped Slab
You’re pouring a sloped concrete slab with
a Length of 14 Feet. If the standard drop
or fall is 1/8 Inch per Foot, what is the total
drop or fall? What if the drop is 1/4 Inch
per Foot or .375 Inch per Foot?
KEYSTROKES DISPLAY
1. Clear calculator:
o o 0.
2. Enter total Length of slab:
1 4 f l
LNTH 14 FEET 0 INCH
3. Enter 1/8 Inch drop per Foot and find
amount of drop:
1 / 8 d d
DROP 0 FEET 1-3/4 INCH
4. Enter 1/4 Inch drop per Foot and find
amount of drop:
1 / 4 d d
DROP 0 FEET 3-1/2 INCH
5. Enter .375 Inch drop per Foot and find
amount of drop:
• 3 7 5 i d d
DROP 0 FEET 5-1/4 INCH
6. Convert to decimal Inches:
Ç i 5.25 INCH
7. Convert to decimal Feet:
Ç f 0.4375 FEET