Module 2- Construction Math

Forty-five thousand, six hundred twelve pipe fittings have been ordered for a large project. How would you write this number as a whole number using digits?

• 4,561

• 4,562

• 45,612

• 450,612

Your job as a carpenter pays $20/hour and you worked 40 hours last week. The taxes withheld from your wages were $83 federal tax and $19 state tax. Your total check is _____.

• $698

• $720

• $810

• $912

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?

• 215 sections with 3 meters left over

• 215 sections with 8 meters left over

• 215 sections with 9 meters left over

• 218 sections with 3 meters left over

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

• 3/4

• 5/8

• 8/12

• 12/8

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

• 4/8

• ½

• ⅝

• 5/4

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

• 21/72

• 24/63

• 7/24

• 8/2

In a number such as 52.25, any numbers shown to the right of the decimal point represent _____.

• that part of the number that is greater than 1

• that part of the number that is less than 1

• an improper number

• an improper fraction

One sheet of drywall weighs 48.7 pounds. If 50 sheets are ordered, the total weight of the order would be _____.

• 2,532.0 pounds

• 2,435.0 pounds

• 2,430.0 pounds

• 243.5 pounds

When a number is stated as a percentage, it means that number represents a portion of _____.

• 50

• 100

• 250

• 1,000

Convert 0.86 into a fraction and reduce the answer to lowest terms.

• 86/100

• 14/100

• 43/50

• 7/5