1-11.
To find the reciprocal of a fraction,
you should take which of the
following actions?
1.
Divide the fraction by 1
2.
Multiply the fraction by 1
3.
Invert the fraction only
4.
Invert the fraction and divide
by 1
1-12.
1-13
1-14
The use of a ratio would NOT be
appropriate
for which of the
following comparisons?
1.
Weight to volume of construction
material
2.
The rate a person reads to the
rate that the average person
reads
3.
The acreage contained in one
parcel of land to acreage
contained in another
4.
The weight of a construction
material to the standard weight
of a like material
Which of the following ratio? is
expressed correctly in its final
form?
1.
9.03 m/ 2.61 m
2.
2.5 ft : 17.5 ft
3.
9.03
: 2.61
4.
60 mi / 1 hr
Which of the following expressions
represent(s) a correctly written
proportion?
1.
3:9 / 11:33
2.
3:9 = 11:33
3. 3:9::33:11
4.
Both 2 and 3 above
1-15.
Which of the following equations is a
linear equation?
1 .
2 .
3 .
4 .
A.
ALL SIDES ARE EQUAL
B.
OPPOSITE SIDES ARE PARALLEL
C.
ALL INTERIOR ANGLES ARE EQUAL
D.
ONLY TWO SIDES ARE PARALLEL
Figure 1A
1-16.
1-17.
1-18.
1-19.
1-20
Trapezoid.
1.
A and B
2.
B and C
3.
c and D
4.
D only
oblong.
1.
A and B
2.
B and C
3.
C and D
4.
D only
Rhombus.
1.
A and B
2.
B and C
3.
C and D
4.
D only
What is the total area of a
rectangular parking lot that
measures 310 ft by 784 ft?
1.
299,209 sq ft
2.
243,040 sq ft
3.
121,304 sq ft
4.
24,304 sq ft
What is the area of a right triangle
if the sides adjacent to the right
angle measure
5 and 8 feet long?
1.
13 sq ft
2.
20 sq ft
3.
26 sq ft
4.
40 sq ft
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 1-21 THROUGH 1-23,
REFER TO FIGURES 1-8, 1-9, and 1-10 IN YOUR
TEXT.
1-21.
Assume that triangle ABC in Figure
1-8 has the following dimensions:
AC = 5 1/2 in
AD = 4 1/2 in
BD = 2 1/2 in
CD = 3
in
What is the area of this triangle?
1.
5 1/2 sq in
2.
7 sq in
3.
10 sq in
4.
10 1/2 sq in
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 1-16 THROUGH 1-18,
SELECT THE CHARACTERISTIC FROM FIGURE 1A
THAT APPLIES TO THE GEOMETRIC FIGURE LISTED.
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