Five Years Ago, John's Age Was Half of The Age He Will Be in 8 Years. How Old Is He Now?
Five Years Ago, John's Age Was Half of The Age He Will Be in 8 Years. How Old Is He Now?
Multiple choice
6. Five years ago, John’s age was half of the age he will be in 8 years. How old is he now?
a. 17 c. 19
b. 18 d. 20
7. A nursery plants a new tree and attaches a guy wire to help support the tree while its roots take hold.
An eight foot wire is attached to the tree and to a stake in the ground. From the stake in the ground the
angle of elevation of the connection with the tree is 42º. Find to the nearest tenth of a foot, the height
of the connection point on the tree.
a. 5.4’ c. 5.10’
b. 6’ d. 6.2’
8. 2000 kg of steel containing 8% nickel is to be made by mixing a steel containing 14% nickel with
another steel containing 6% nickel. How much of steel of the steel containing 14% nickel is needed?
a. 1500 kg c. 750 kg
b. 500 kg d. 1200 kg
9. If the total fall of the house sewer is 24 inches per 67 feet. What is the slope per foot in sewer?
a. 0.01 c. 0.03
b. 0.02 d. 0.04
10. How many feet can one horsepower raise a weight of 25 lbs within 2.3 hrs?
a. 162,000 ft c. 172,100 ft
b. 182,100 ft d. 182,100 ft
a. 12.57 c. 12.75
b. 12.55 d. 12.77
13. If the area of the rectangle with sides 24 and 15 is equal to the area of the circle. What is the radius
of the circle?
a. 21.41 c. 10.705
a. 6500 km c. 7000km
b. 6400 km d. 6800 km