WORD PROBLEMS
A PLUMBER BOUGHT 366’ OF PIPE FOR JOBSITE A, 1280’ OF PIPE FOR JOBSITE B, AND 230’ FOR JOBSITE C. HOW MUCH PIPE DID HE NEED TO PURCHASE IN TOTAL?
1,876
159.7302713
WHAT PLACE IS THE 2 IN?
TEN THOUSANDTHS
654, 85, 726, 992
2,547
8X57
456
181
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7,997
ROUND TO THE NEAREST HUNDREDTH
44.18
A PLUMBER NEEDS TO PURCHASE ANGLE STOPS FOR 6 PROJECTS. EACH SITE HAD 6 LAVATORIES, 2 URINALS, 6 FLUSHOMETER WATER CLOSETS, 1 REFRIGERATOR AND 2 KITCHEN SINKS.
HOW MANY ANGLE STOPS NEED TO BE PURCHASED?
102
WHAT IS SEVENTY THREE AND SIXTEEN HUNDREDTH
73.16
14,792, 26,344, 78,397, 45
119,578
79X391
30,889
6
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519.4
ROUND TO THE NEAREST HUNDREDTH
86.57
THE SUPPLY HOUSE HAS 19,620’ OF 2” COPPER TYPE L AND 8,950’ OF 4” CAST IRON.
HOW MANY JOBS CAN IT SUPPLY IF EASCH SITE NEEDS 120’ OF 2” COPPER AND 270’ OF 4” CAST IRON?
72 SITES
ADD
7.64, 143.223, 124.78
275.643
34.87, 555.954, 3,713.56, 92.791
4,397.175
81X4X604
195,696
8/24
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3/16
1 7/9
THE SITE NEEDED TO BE GRADED TO A COMMON HALF.
THE LOWEST POINT WAS 23.84’ AND THE HIGHEST POINT WAS 39.21’
WHAT IS THE HALF ELEVATION? round to the nearest hundredth
31.53’
MULTIPLY
543.84, 26.9
ROUND TO THE NEAREST HUNDREDTH
14,629.3
45 1/6”, 67 4/8”, 5 3/8”
118 1/24”
6.7X12.76
85.492
88/142
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76/214
1 1005/1349
THE PIPE USED ON A PROJECT ARE IMPORTED AND USE THE METRIC SYSTEM. THEY SUPPLIED 367.8 METERS OF 3/8” TUBING. HOW MANY FEET AND INCHES DOES THIS EQUAL?
1,206’ 1 73/100”
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12,639.347
ROUND TO THE NEAREST HUNDREDTH
144.22
23.73‘ 49 3/8”, 31.8’
KEEP IN FEET AND INCHES
59’ 7 3/4”
56.92X4.89X472
131,375.914
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