00102-15 Construction Math Notes

00102-15 Construction Math Notes

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Multiple Choice

Convert 0.33 into a percentage

• 0.33%
• 0.0033%
• 33%
• 3.3%

Multiple Choice

Moving the decimal left twice is how you convert a decimal to a percent.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

You are mixing paint. You need to mix 38 gallons. For each gallon, you need 0.02 gallons of paint thinner. How many gallons of thinner do you need? (round your answer to the nearest tenth)

• 6.6 gallons
• 0.76 gallons
• 0.8 gallons
• 7.6 gallons

Multiple Choice

Calculate the volume of a 6 meter cube

• 18 sq m
• 54 cu yd
• 108 cu m
• 216 cu m

Multiple Choice

Convert 0.64 into a fraction. Reduce to lowest terms

• 64/100
• 64/10
• 16/25
• 2/5

Multiple Choice

You have to lay tile in a 12 foot square room. The area is ______ square feet.

• 48
• 72
• 144
• 24

Multiple Choice

5/8 x 1/2=___. Reduce your answer to lowest terms

• 10/8
• 5/4
• 4/5
• 5/16

Multiple Choice

Calculate the area of a triangular yield sign with base of 36 inches and a height of 36 inches.

• 72 sq in
• 1,296 sq in
• 648 sq in
• 108 sq in

Multiple Choice

An electrician has to put in 115 electrical sockets in a home. Each socket costs $2.15. What is the total cost of the sockets needed?

• $247.52
• $247.25
• $274.25
• $225.74

Multiple Choice

Convert 7/9 into a decimal. Round to the nearest hundredth.

• 0.777
• 0.77
• 0.78
• 0.778

Multiple Choice

A room measures 9 feet by 13 feet. What is the square footage of the room?

• 117
• 108
• 44
• 22

Multiple Choice

Convert 0.25 meters to centimeters

• 0.0025 cm
• 0.025 cm
• 2.5 cm
• 25.0 cm

Multiple Choice

You have 479 feet of copper wire that you need to cut into 7-foot sections. How many sections of wire will you have?

• 68 sections with 4 ft left over
• 68 sections with 2 feet left over
• 68 sections with 3 feet left over
• 69 sections with no feet left over

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an equivalent of 1/4 inch

• 2/8
• 4/16
• 8/32
• 1/2

Multiple Choice

How many millimeters in a centimeter?

• 100
• 10
• 1000
• 1

Multiple Choice

A socket wrench has a drive size of 3/4 of an inch. Using decimals, this is written as ______ inches

• 3.40
• 0.34
• 1.33
• 0.75

Multiple Choice

5/8-1/2=________. Reduce your answer to lowest terms

• 9/8
• 1/2
• 4/6
• 1/8

Multiple Choice

A sheet of plywood weighs 45.3 pounds. There are 43 sheets in a pallet. How much will the pallet weigh?

• 194.79 pounds
• 1,947.9 pounds
• 1,949.7 pounds
• 1,497.9 pounds

Multiple Choice

The area of a shape in the metric system is stated in terms of

• cu m
• sq m
• cu ft
• sq ft

Multiple Choice

You are a brick mason and get paid $15 an hour. You worked 36 hours last week. The taxes paid from your check were $37.80 and $59.40. Calculate your final paycheck

• $442.80
• $502.20
• $540.00
• $637.20

Multiple Choice

Give the sum of the interior angles of a triangle

• 360
• 180
• 90
• 60

Multiple Choice

Give the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral

• 180
• 90
• 360
• 60

Multiple Choice

3/4 +1/8 =_______. Reduce your answer to lowest terms

• 4/12
• 7/8
• 14/16
• 7/2

Multiple Choice

Multiply 6.7 x 4

• 268
• 26.8
• 71
• 10.7

Multiple Choice

Convert 42.3 centimeters to meters

• 42.3
• 4.23
• 0.423
• 423

Multiple Choice

A mechanic earns $10 per spark plug he changes.  The cost of materials is $3.50 per spark plug.  He changes all the spark plugs (8) in a V8 engine.  How much money will he earn?

• $80
• $28
• $52
• $108

Multiple Choice

A man goes into business for himself selling dog houses.  The materials for the dog houses cost him $45 per house.  He sells them for $75 each.  How much money does he earn if he sells 20?

• $900
• $30
• $600
• $1500

Multiple Choice

Convert 0.67% into a decimal

• 0.67
• 67
• 6.7
• 0.0067

Multiple Choice

How many centimeters are in a meter?

• 100
• 10
• 1000
• 1

Multiple Choice

Percentage is a number out of a hundred

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Of the following, which is NOT a unit of measure

• temperature
• length
• volume
• diameter

Multiple Choice

In the metric system, each centimeter increment is

• 10 meters
• 1/1000 of a meter
• 1/10 of a meter
• 1/100 of a meter

Multiple Choice

What is the measurement

• 1 2/16 in

• 1 1/8 cm

• 1 1/8 in

• 1 1/16 cm

Multiple Choice

What is the measurement

• 1 1/4 in

• 1 2/8 cm

• 1 4/16 in

• 1 4/15 cm

Multiple Choice

What is the measurement

• 2/3 cm

• 7/16 in

• 7/15 in

• 1/2 cm