Math Quiz POC NCCER module

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

One sheet of drywall weighs 48.7 pounds. An order of 50 sheets will weigh _____.

• 2,532.0 pounds

• 2,435.0 pounds

• 2,430.0 pounds

• 243.5 pounds

A mason mixes 42 kilograms of mortar. Each kilogram of mortar mix requires 0.03 liters of water. Rounded to the nearest tenth, how many liters of water are required?

• 1.2 liters

• 1.3 liters

• 12.6 liters

• 13.2 liters

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

• 100

• 64

• 50

• 16

When converting decimals to a percentage, simply move the decimal point _____.

• one place to the left

• one place to the right

• two places to the left

• two places to the right