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ProjectCalc ® Plus MX User’s Guide — 10
Convert 25 cubic metres to cubic yards.
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o 0.
2 5 m m m* 25. CU M
Ç 9 (Yds) 32.69877 CU YD
*Press the unit key three times to assign your entry as
“cubic.”
Basic Dimensional Math
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o 0.
Adding Dimensions:
1 0 • 7 5 m + 2 0 0 M = 10.950 M
Subtracting Dimensions:
5 m – 3 4 0 Ç 7 (cm) = 1.600 M
Dividing Dimensions:
2 5 0 M ÷ 3 0 = 8.333333 MM
Multiplying Dimensions/Finding Square Metres:
2 5 0 M x 2 7 5 M = 68750. SQ MM
Ç m 0.06875 SQ M
Multiplying Dimensions/Finding Cubic Metres:
2 1 0 M x 2 7 5 M
x 2 0 0 M = 0.01155 CU M *
*Answers will automatically convert from millimetres to
metres for large measurements.
Adding a 15% Waste Factor Allowance:
1 5 5 • 7 5 m m m
+ 1 5 Ç 8 (%) 179.1125 CU M
“Square-up”/Diagonal
“Square-up” (find the diagonal to ensure a right angle) a
concrete pad that has a length of 4.5 metres and a width
of 6.25 metres.
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