Welding Math

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A welding operator needs to cut a piece of metal that is 48 inches long into 6 equal sections. How long is each section?

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8 inches

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A welding project requires 3 steel plates, each 0.25 inches thick. What is the total thickness of the plates when stacked together?

Back

0.75 inches

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Back

502.4 cubic feet

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A welder needs to apply a bead of weld that is 9 feet long. If each inch of weld uses 0.1 ounces of welding rod, how many ounces are needed for the entire weld?

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10.8 ounces

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The perimeter of a rectangular metal sheet is 62 inches. If the length of the sheet is 25 inches, what is the width?

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6 inches

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A welder has a spool of wire that weighs 5 pounds and can cover 250 feet. How much does 1 foot of wire weigh?

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0.02 pounds

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If a welding job requires a metal rod that is 3.5 feet long to be cut into pieces each 0.5 feet long, how many pieces can be cut from the rod?

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7 pieces

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A welder uses a tank of gas that decreases by 0.15 cubic feet per minute. If the tank starts with 12 cubic feet of gas, how many minutes will the gas last?

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80 minutes

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A square metal plate has a side length of 16 inches. What is the area of the plate?

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256 square inches

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A metal beam is 20 feet long and needs to be cut into sections that are 2.5 feet each. How many sections can be made from the beam?

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8 sections