Exam Questions And CORRECT Answers
Allison is building a bookshelf. Her structure is 6 feet tall and she wants to insert 5 evenly-
spaced shelves. Which math function should she use to determine how far apart the shelves
should be placed? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Addition
B. Subtraction
C. Multiplication
D. Division
Joe is installing a light fixture on a wall using a 10 foot ladder. A flower garden is planted along
the wall, so Joe must place his ladder 6 feet away from the wall. How high up the wall will his
ladder reach? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. 4 feet
B. 6 feet
C. 8 feet
D. 10 feet
The number on the bottom of a fraction is known as which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. Denominator
B. Numerator
C. Factor
D. Product
What is 0.91 ÷ 2.6? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. 0.35
B. 3.5
C. 0.286
D. 2.86
, Will is building a playhouse for his cousin. He wants the playhouse to be 50 percent taller than
his cousin, who is 46 inches tall. How tall should the playhouse be? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. 46.5 inches
B. 69 inches
C. 92 inches
D. 96 inches
Cory is building a model and needs 12 identical rods which are each 3/4 inch long. He wants to
cut them all from the same rod. How long of a rod does he need? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A. 6 inches long
B. 9 inches long
C. 12 inches long
D. 15 inches long
Austin is building a shed based on blueprints he found online. The scale on the blueprints is 1
inch to 24 inches. If the shed's window in the blueprints is 1.5 inches wide by 0.75 inches tall,
what size window should he buy? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. 18 inches wide by 9 inches
tall
B. 24 inches wide by 12 inches tall
C. 36 inches wide by 18 inches tall
D. 60 inches wide by 36 inches tall
Taylor is painting a large meeting room with four walls. Two walls are 12-by-14 feet and two
walls are 12-by-25 feet. It is recommended to buy a gallon of paint for every 400 square feet.
How many gallons of paint should Taylor buy? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. 1 gallon
B. 2 gallons
C. 3 gallons
D. 4 gallons
Olivia is carpeting her living room. It is 6-by-7.5 feet. If she wants to buy 10 percent extra for
waste, how many square feet of carpet should she buy? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. 45
square feet