PLUMBING ARITHMETIC – QUIZ NO.

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SUBJECT: PLUMBING ARITHMETIC

DATE: 08 February 2019 (Friday, 8:00a.m. to 8:30a.m.)

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Shade the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.

1. If x is an odd number and y is an even number, which of the following expressions must be even?
a) x + y c) xy
b) x – y d) x/y

2. Find the fourth proportional of 7, 12, and 21

a) 36 c) 32
b) 34 d) 40

3. The horizontal axis, or the first coordinate in an ordered pair.

a) Ordinate c) Region
b) Abscissa d)Plane

4. There are two numbers whose sum is 1050. One number is twice the other. What is the value of the
lower number?
a) 450 c) 700
b) 750 d) 350

5. A branch of mathematics built upon the basic operations of addition, subtraction, division, and
multiplication.
a) Mathematics c) Algebra
b) Arithmetic d) Trigonometry

6. Two times the father’s age is 8 more than six times his son’s age. Ten years ago, the sum of their
ages was 44. The age of the son is:
a) 49 c) 20
b) 15 d) 18

7. The branch of mathematics that allows manipulation of symbols and values to determine quantities
that are not always fixed.
a) Mathematics c) Algebra
b) Arithmetic d) Trigonometry

8. The first side of a triangle is 2 inches less than twice the second side. The third side is 10 inches
longer than the second side. If the perimeter is 12 feet, find the length of largest side.
a) 14 c) 34
b) 66 d) 54

9. The number of significant figures in the value 500.00 is

a) One c) Five
b) Three d) Four

10. 10 to the 15th power is the value of the prefix

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a) Giga c) Tera
b) Pico d) Peta

11. A 60,000-gallon tank receives 255,000 gpd flow. What is the detention time in hours?
a) 6.1 hrs c) 4.8 hrs
b) 5.6 hrs d) 4.2 hrs

12. When rounded off to four significant figures, 102.48886 becomes

a) 102.4 c) 102.4888
b) 102.4889 d) 102.5

13. Peter’s age 13 years ago was 1/3 of his age 7 years hence. How old is peter?
a) 15 c) 23
b) 21 d) 27

14. The measure of a plane region defined to be within some boundary.

a) Area c) Depth
b) Volume d)Width

15. If A3/4 = 18.8, A is equal to?

a) 25 c) 50
b) 14 d) 40

16. Yexel’s average in 5 subjects is 89. Disregarding the lowest grade his average is 90. What is
Yexel’s lowest grade?
a) 85 c) 87
b) 86 d) 89

17. The product of (a-b)2

a) a2+b2 c) a2-2ab+b2
b) a2-b2 d)a2+2ab-b2

18. Accepted without proof and readily understood and regarded as fact.
a) Postulate c) Axiom
b) Theorem d)Fact

19. There are two numbers whose sum is 50. Three times the first is 5 more than twice the second.
What are the numbers?
a) 25 & 25 c) 21 & 29
b) 35 & 15 d) 12 & 38

20. The sum of three consecutive integers is 54. Find the value of the biggest integer.
a) 17 c) 21
b) 19 d)23

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21. An office has 70 employees. If 5 out every 7 employees are married, how many married employees
are there?

a) 20 c) 40
b) 50 d) 48

22. How many 2" pipes does it take to equal the volume capacity of an 8" pipe?
a) 4 c) 8
b) 16 d) 9

23. If one-third of one-fourth of a number is 15, then three-tenth of that number is:
a) 35 c) 45
b) 36 d)54

24. By what percentage will the area of a circle be increased if its radius is doubled?
a) 200 % c) 100 %
b) 300 % d) 400 %

25. Express decimally: twenty-five hundred thousandths

a) 0.000025 c) 0.00025
b) 0.0025 d) 0.025

26. What is the equivalent of Roman Numeral for 2019?

a) MMXVIIII
b) MMXIX
c) CCXIX
d) MCCXIV

27. A & B working together can finish a piece of work in 6 days. A working alone can finish it in 10 days.
How long will it take B to do the work alone
a) 15 days c) 16 days
b) 10 days d) 8 days

28. A line that connects two points on a circle

a) Sector c) Arc
b) Chord d) Segment

29. A wrench costs P488.00 after having a 20% discount. Find the original cost of the bag.
a) Php585 c) Php610
b) Php700 d) Php660

30. Three cubic meter per second is equal to _____ gpm?

a) 47619 gpm c) 15873 gpm
b) 18000 gpm d) 680.4 gpm

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