FCTC MATH TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The one about the engine pump. The tank holds 500 gallons. How much time do you
have left in 90 seconds if you are flowing at 125gpms - Answer-150 seconds
Engine 1 has a tank that hold 40mpg and travel 15 miles. While engine 2 tank hold 35
mpg and travels 17 miles - Answer-Engine 2 will run out of gas first and go 5 miles less
then engine 1
Class K Fire Extinguisher needs to be 30 feet from the farthest cooking device and near
the next door, stove is 20 feet from the door. Pizza oven is 40 feet from the door and the
fryer is 55 feet from the door, where does the fire extinguisher need to be placed. -
Answer-25 feet
Engine 5 has a full water tank that holds 100 gallons, engine 7 holds 1250 gallons of
water and is full. With a total of three hose lines flowing, each at 125 gpm on a fully
involved barn fire. How many 3500 gallon water tenders would be required to sustain
this operation for 1.5 hours? - Answer-9 water tenders, including engine 5 and engine 7
What two vehicles would fit in the app bay if they were stacked on each other? -
Answer-Squad 23ft and battalion 9 15ft
Boys and girls get 60 votes for class president, a 3:2 ratio. How votes do boys get?
Boys 36 / girls 24 - Answer-24 votes
3 different sizes of horse. You are given the total amount of hose, total, but you have to
determine how much that was used? - Answer-700 ft
66 feet in a chain, on average a firefighter can cut 10 chains in an hour. How many
yards can he cut in an hour? - Answer-220yards
square foot of a mall - Answer-18000
Tank 1. 830 gallons x 2ft depth = 1660
Tank 2. 670 gallons c 2ft depth = 1340 - Answer-330
AND ANSWERS
The one about the engine pump. The tank holds 500 gallons. How much time do you
have left in 90 seconds if you are flowing at 125gpms - Answer-150 seconds
Engine 1 has a tank that hold 40mpg and travel 15 miles. While engine 2 tank hold 35
mpg and travels 17 miles - Answer-Engine 2 will run out of gas first and go 5 miles less
then engine 1
Class K Fire Extinguisher needs to be 30 feet from the farthest cooking device and near
the next door, stove is 20 feet from the door. Pizza oven is 40 feet from the door and the
fryer is 55 feet from the door, where does the fire extinguisher need to be placed. -
Answer-25 feet
Engine 5 has a full water tank that holds 100 gallons, engine 7 holds 1250 gallons of
water and is full. With a total of three hose lines flowing, each at 125 gpm on a fully
involved barn fire. How many 3500 gallon water tenders would be required to sustain
this operation for 1.5 hours? - Answer-9 water tenders, including engine 5 and engine 7
What two vehicles would fit in the app bay if they were stacked on each other? -
Answer-Squad 23ft and battalion 9 15ft
Boys and girls get 60 votes for class president, a 3:2 ratio. How votes do boys get?
Boys 36 / girls 24 - Answer-24 votes
3 different sizes of horse. You are given the total amount of hose, total, but you have to
determine how much that was used? - Answer-700 ft
66 feet in a chain, on average a firefighter can cut 10 chains in an hour. How many
yards can he cut in an hour? - Answer-220yards
square foot of a mall - Answer-18000
Tank 1. 830 gallons x 2ft depth = 1660
Tank 2. 670 gallons c 2ft depth = 1340 - Answer-330
