Decimals & Place values
In the number 123.456, this is the exact place value represented by digit 5.
What is the hundreds place?
On a standard Imperial tape measure, the shortest line markings typically represent this fraction of an inch.
What is 1/16 of an inch?
The standard formula used to find the area of a rectangular concrete slab.
What is Length x Width (LxW)
The basic metric unit used to measure distance or length on a construction site.
What is a meter?
The sum of all angles inside any triangle always equals this many degrees.
What is 180?
The results of adding the following whole numbers together: 811, 901, 88, and 5.
What is 1,805
The lowest common denominator needed to add the fractions 1/4 and 3/8.
What is 8? (resulting in 2/8+3/8=5/8)
A carpenter makes $24/hour and works a 40-hour week. Their gross pay before taxes equals this amount.
What is $960?
The number of millimeters contained within a single centimeter.
What is 10?
This famous geometric theorem (a² + b² = c²) is used by framing crews to square up corners using a 3-4-5 layout.
What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
To convert a percentage into a decimal, you must move the decimal point this many places to the left.
What is two places?
This is the improper fraction version of the fixed number 4 3/4.
What is 19/4
If a worker's gross is $960, and their employer withholds $83 federal tax, $74 FICA, and $41 state tax, this is their final take-home pay.
What is $762?
The metric prefix that means "one thousand" (1,000)
That is kilo-?
The formula used to calculate the volume of a three-dimensional object, such as determining how much concrete to order for a foundation trench.
What is Length × Width × Depth (or Height)?
Convert the fraction 3/8 into its proper decimal equivalent.
What is 0.375?
A pipe measures 12 1/2 inches, and you cut off 3 1/4 inches. This is the remaining length of the pipe (ignoring blade kerf).
What is 9 1/4?
A crew needs to lay 1,200 bricks. If one mason can lay 150 bricks a day, this is the total number of days it will take one mason to complete the job.
What is 8 days?
If a blueprint drawing specifies a measurement of 2.5 meters, this is it's equivalent value in centimeters.
What is 250 centimeters?
A room measures 12 feet by 15 feet. This is the total square footage of flooring required to cover it.
What is 180 square feet?
The product of multiplying 4.25 by 12.
What is 51?
Divide 6/7 by 3/14 and reduce to the simplest whole number.
What is 4?
If a project requires 15% more material than estimated for waste, and the base estimate is 200 linear feet, this is the total amount you should order.
What is 230 linear feet?
This metric unit of measurement is roughly equivalent to 1.06 quarts in the Imperial system.
What is a liter?
The mathematical term for the distance all the way around the outside edge of a circle.
What is the circumference?