help with block calculation

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Hi we are building cable end to our house and find it difficult to use the calculator for blocks as it is triangular wall .It is 9.5 metres long at bottom and x 3.2metres high at the top,how many concrete blocks do we need?thanks
 
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Well area of a triangle is half base x height. Which equals 15.2 sq mtrs.
The block calc is 10 blocks per sq mtr.
So 15.2 x 10 = 152
Goint the other way 9.5 x 3.2 = 30.4 x 10 / 2 = 152

Thats using std blocks 450 x 215 x 100mm.


Could be wrong but the math shows to be correct.
 

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