Introduction to Construction Math

In the number 123.456, the 5 represents .

• 5 thousandths

• 5 hundredths

• 5 tenths

• 5 ones

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

• 1,705

• 1,775

• 1,795

• 1,805

A carpenter makes $24/hour and works a 40 hour week. The employer withholds $83 federal tax, $74 FICA, and $41 state tax. The carpenter's take-home pay is .

• $762

• $802

• $808

• $837

A package contains 12 locksets. Each of 16 job sites receives a single package. How many locksets are there across the job sites?

• 28

• 48

• 192

• 256

A worker must cut 5,814 meters of rope into 27 meter sections. How many 27 meter sections are possible, and how much rope will be left over?

• 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 for 5/16 is .

• 5/32

• 10/32

• 1/2

• 10/16

When reduced to its lowest terms, the fraction 12/16 is .

• 12/8

• 3/4

• 8/12

• 5/8

The improper fraction 37/6 is equal to the mixed number .

• 5-7/16

• 6

• 6-1/6

• 37

1/4 + 3/8 reduced to the lowest terms =

• 4/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 5/4

8/12 - 4/8 reduced to the lowest terms =

• 2/14

• 1/7

• 4/24

• 1/6