FCTC MECHANICAL REASONING FINAL EXAM PREP 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS <NEWEST VERSION>

FCTC MECHANICAL REASONING FINAL EXAM PREP 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS &lt;NEWEST VERSION&gt; 1. Which ladder is easier to raise? - ANSWER 2 pulleys (most pulleys) 2. Saw that will make most rotations to cut material - ANSWER 10'' blade 3. Wheel that makes most rotations to cut material - ANSWER Smallest wheel 4. Farthest traveling wheel - ANSWER Thick wheel (4 inches) 5. Fulcrum placement for victim trapped under a car - ANSWER Closest to patient 6. Jack lift to raise Jack - ANSWER A moves left because B decreases right 7. How many wheels moving clockwise - ANSWER 3 8. Cubic feet of a tank (14x9ft) - ANSWER 1385 cubic ft 9. Average $ for dinner for firefighter - ANSWER $14.26 or $14.29 10. How many pints will 5 gallon drum? - ANSWER 20 pints 11. Fire increases between ? - ANSWER 145% 12. Total chains that crew cuts? - ANSWER 6 or 7 chains each 13. Hose length question, 30% of hose - ANSWER 250 14. Math question - ANSWER 18 minutes 20 seconds 15. Tots cost of 12.4+14.2+14.4+12.2= - ANSWER 53.2 16. 7ft in length, 5 ft wide and 3 ft deep, how much water can be held in Engine 17s water tank? - ANSWER 105 squared 17. A tank with 12' diameter holds 864 gallons per foot of depth, how many gallons will a tank with 12' diameter hold if it is 5' deep? - ANSWER 4320 18. Engine 33 is traveling 351 miles to assist in mutual aid. They have to drive 216 miles in 4 hours, what is their average speed? - ANSWER 54mph 19. There are 6 sections of 100' wildland hose and 9 sections of 80' structural hose. 5 sections of structural hose fail, what is the total amount of structural hose that failed? - ANSWER 400 ft 20. Classes of Levers - ANSWER Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 21. Class 1 Levers - ANSWER Fulcrum is in the middle, with the effort (input) force on one side of the fulcrum and resistance (output) on the other side .Mechanical Advantage greater or less than 1 Ex: Seesaw, Crowbar, Pair of Scissors. 22. Class 2 Levers - ANSWER Resistance is in the middle, the effort is applied on one side of the resistance and the fulcrum on the other side .Mechanical Advantage is always greater than 1 Ex: Wheelbarrow, nutcracker, bottle opener, or the brake pedal of a car. 23. Class 3 Levers - ANSWER Effort in the middle, the resistance is on one side of the effort and the fulcrum is located on the other side. Mechanical Advantage is always less than 1 Ex: Pair of tweezers, human mandible 24. Lever Definitions - ANSWER Lever machine consisting of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinged, or fulcrum. Input Force = Effort Output Force = Load or Resistance 25. What does "fre, 123" mean? - ANSWER Fulcrum is in the middle for Class 1 LeversResistance (output) in middle for Class 2Effort (input) in the middle for Class 3 26. Formula for Determining the head pressure difference between an intake and output - ANSWER 1 vertical foot = 0.433 psi 1 psi = 2.31 vertical feet 27. Overall Test Overview: - ANSWER 1) 30-minute period to read 2 essays- 2-hour time limit begins to answer (100 questions). 2) Watch 2 short videos and answer (20 questions) based on the scenarios. 3) Apply mechanical reasoning (25 questions, i.e. Fluid Dynamics, levers, belt and pulleys, gears) 4) Mathematical Problems (20 questions, i.e. addition, division, angles, area, volume, decimals, ratios, percentages) 5) Recall and Comprehend Technical Information (35 questions, recall from first two essays, in addition to one or two more at this time) 28. Be mindful of questions with absolutes. What are some absolutes and why watch out for them? - ANSWER Examples of absolutes are "absolutely, always, forever, completely, infinite, never, only, sole, undeniable, or wholly".Absolutes or any sort of broad statements should be suspected as wrong. 29. Two or more gears working in a sequence (train) are called a gear train or, in many cases, a...? - ANSWER Transmission 30. Other name for gear - ANSWER Cogwheel