Smiley - NCCER Core Module 2 - Construction Math

What is the place value of 2 in the number 123,456?

• hundreds

• thousands

• ten thousands

• hundred thousands

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

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

• 1,705

• 1,775

• 1,795

• 1,805

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

A package contains 12 electrical locks, each with a unique key. A package is delivered to 16 job site

superintendents. How many unique keys will result from the distribution?

• 192

• 180

• 48

• 28

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

An equivalent fraction to 5/16 is _____.

• 5/32

• 10/32

• 1/2

• 10/16

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

a. 3/4

b. 5/8

c. 8/12

d. 12/8

• 3/4

• 5/8

• 8/12

• 12/8

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

• 6

• 5-7/16

• 6-1/6

• 37

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

a. 4/8

b. 1/2

c. 5/8

d. 5/4

• 4/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 5/4