Construction Math UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the place value of 2 in the number 123,456? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ten
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? - CORRECT ANSWER -
45,612
Add the following numbers together: 811, 901, 88, and 5. The sum is.... - CORRECT
ANSWER - 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.... - CORRECT
ANSWER - $698
A package contains 12 electrical locks, each with a unique key. A package is delivered to 16 jobs
site superintendents. How many unique keys will result from the distribution? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 192
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 215 sections with 9 meters left over
An equivalent fraction to 5/16 is... - CORRECT ANSWER - 10/32
When reduced to its lowest terms, the fraction 12/16 would read as... - CORRECT
ANSWER - 3/4