NCCER Introduction to Construction Math Module
00102-15 Exam
1. What is the place value of 2 in the number 123,456?: Ten Thousands
2. 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?: 45,612
3. Add the following numbers together: 811, 901, 88, and 5. The sum is...1,805
4. 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. $698
5. 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?: 192
6. 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?: 215 sections with 9 meters left over
7. An equivalent fraction to 5/16 is.....10/32
1/
5
, 8. When reduced to its lowest terms, the fraction 12/16 would read as.. . .3/4
9. The improper fraction 37/6 can be changed to the mixed number....: 6-1/6
10.1/4 + 3/8 = . Reduce your answer to the lowest terms.: 5/8
11.8/12 - 4/8 = . Reduce your answer to the lowest terms.: 1/6
12.7/8 times 3/9 = . Reduce your answer to the lowest terms.: 7/24
13.7/8 divided by 7/16= . Reduce your answer to the lowest terms: 2
14.In a number such as 52.25, any numbers shown to the right of the
decimal point represent .: That part of the number that is less than 1.
15.Of the following series of numbers, which is the higher number?
0.04671; 0.04761; 0.4761; 0. 4671.: 0.4761
16.One sheet of drywall weighs 48.7 pounds. If 50 sheets are ordered, the
total weight of the order would be .: 2,435.0 pounds
17.You need to mix 42 kilograms of mortar. Each kilogram of mortar mix
requires 0.03 liters of water. how many liters of water do you need?
(Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a liter): 1.3 liters
18.When a number is stated as a percentage, it means that number
represents a portion of
.: 100
19.When converting decimals to a percentage, simply move the
2/
5
00102-15 Exam
1. What is the place value of 2 in the number 123,456?: Ten Thousands
2. 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?: 45,612
3. Add the following numbers together: 811, 901, 88, and 5. The sum is...1,805
4. 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. $698
5. 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?: 192
6. 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?: 215 sections with 9 meters left over
7. An equivalent fraction to 5/16 is.....10/32
1/
5
, 8. When reduced to its lowest terms, the fraction 12/16 would read as.. . .3/4
9. The improper fraction 37/6 can be changed to the mixed number....: 6-1/6
10.1/4 + 3/8 = . Reduce your answer to the lowest terms.: 5/8
11.8/12 - 4/8 = . Reduce your answer to the lowest terms.: 1/6
12.7/8 times 3/9 = . Reduce your answer to the lowest terms.: 7/24
13.7/8 divided by 7/16= . Reduce your answer to the lowest terms: 2
14.In a number such as 52.25, any numbers shown to the right of the
decimal point represent .: That part of the number that is less than 1.
15.Of the following series of numbers, which is the higher number?
0.04671; 0.04761; 0.4761; 0. 4671.: 0.4761
16.One sheet of drywall weighs 48.7 pounds. If 50 sheets are ordered, the
total weight of the order would be .: 2,435.0 pounds
17.You need to mix 42 kilograms of mortar. Each kilogram of mortar mix
requires 0.03 liters of water. how many liters of water do you need?
(Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a liter): 1.3 liters
18.When a number is stated as a percentage, it means that number
represents a portion of
.: 100
19.When converting decimals to a percentage, simply move the
2/
5
