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100

What is the area of a triangle with a base of 100' and a height of 25'?

1250 sqft


100

Pouring a slab that measures 110' X 205' with a depth of 10''. How many yards of concrete should I order?

694 yards. 

100

If I want to pave 3/4 of a mile, with a depth of 4", 11' across, with a density of 190lbs per cubic foot. How many tons of asphalt is that?

3960 X .33 X 11 divided by 9 X 190LBS divided by 2000lbs = 151.73 tons

100

How do you find the Height of Instrument? 

Benchmark + backshot = HI

100

Weighing around eight pounds, this is the human body's largest organ?

The skin

200

What is the area of a circle with a radius of 4'?

50.26 SQFT

200

You're pouring a round column with a DIAMETER of 6' and a height of 15'. How many yards of concrete should I get?

16 yards. 

200

You're paving 3/4 of a mile. The road measures 100' across. Thickness specified in the plans is 12''. Density is at 148lbs per cubic foot. How many tons do I need?

3256 tons 

200
How do I find the percentage of a slope?
Point A - Point B divided by length. Move your decimal 2 places to the right since percents are always out of 100. 
200

What do you get when you cross a snowman and a shark?


Frostbite

300

What's the VOLUME of a rectangle with a depth of 19'' that measures 15' X 25' 

592.5 ft3 

300

You have to pour 20 square columns, measuring 20' tall, 2' 3 1/4''. How many yards and trucks do I need? (One truck can bring 10 yards) 

77 yards 

7.7 trucks

300

I have to remove HALF the old asphalt that was paved many years ago. The road measures 8 miles long, 16' across, depth of 2''. The old prints say the density was at 110 lbs/ft. How many tons of asphalt am I removing? 

703 tons total divided by 2 = 352 tons of asphalt. 

300

Point A. is 134.09' and Point B. is 122.75. The run is 200'. What's my percentage? 

5.6%

300

What do you call a group of flamingos?

A flamboyance

400

What is 10' 2 3/4'' in decimal form?

10.23'

400

Pouring a deck measuring 200' x 800' with a block out (NO CONCRETE) dead center. The block out measures 25' X 25'. Deck will be poured 11'' deep. How much concrete do I need?

5451.85 yards in total 

- 21.29 yards = 5,430.56 yards of concrete needed.

400

What's the number of square feet, in 15 square yards? 

135

400

What is a benchmark?

A marked point of known elevation from which other elevations may be established or determined.

400

What has a heart that doesn't beat, a mouth that doesn't speak, and a head that doesn't think?


An artichoke.



500

What is 8 1/4'' in decimal form?

.69 

500

Circular concrete pour. It has a radius of 28' with a depth of 13''. How much concrete?

98.52 yards.

500

Why do we have to convert asphalt yards into tons? What's the purpose?

That's the unit of measurement it's ordered in. 

500

How would you define a foresight?

A rod reading taken on a point of unknown elevation.

500

By U.S. law, exit signs must be one of what two colors?

Green or red

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