Introduction to Construction Math

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Add the following numbers together: 811, 901, 88, and 5. The sum is...

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1,805

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Your job as a carpenter pays $24/hour and you worked 40 hours last week. The taxes withheld from your wages were $83 federal tax, $74 FICA and $41 state tax. Your total check is...

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$762

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A package contains 12 electrical locks, each with a unique key. A package is delivered to 16 site superintendents. How many unique keys will result from the distribution?

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192

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You have 5,814 meters of rope that you need to cut into 27 meter sections. How many 27 meter sections of rope will you be able to create, and how much rope will be left over as waste?

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215 sections with 9 meters left over

Front

An equivalent fraction to 5/16 is...

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10/32

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When reduced to its lowest terms, the fraction 12/16 would read as...

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3/4

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The improper fraction 37/6 can be changed to the mixed number...

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6 1/6

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1/4 + 3/8 = (Reduce your answer to the lowest form.)

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5/8

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8/12 - 4/8 = _____. Reduce your answer to the lowest terms.

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1/6

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7/8 × 3/9 = _____. Reduce your answer to the lowest terms.

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7/24