PLUMBING ARITHMETIC PART 01

1. If the total fall of house sewer is 24 inches per B RIGHT 1

120 feet. What is the slope per foot in sewer?

A. 0.01
B. 0.02
C. 0.03
D. 0.04
2. Find the area at the cross section of a pipe B RIGHT 1
with the inside diameter of 14 inches and
outside diameter of 17 inches?

A. 38.92 sq.in
B. 73.04 sq. in
C. 153.94 sq. in
D. 220.42 sq. in
3. The amount of heat required to change ice to B RIGHT 1
liquid water is?
A. 344 Btu
B. 144 Btu
C. 114 Btu
D. 214 Btu
4. For any two triangles, if an angle of one C RIGHT 1
triangles is congruent to an angle of the other
and if the two sides of one triangle are
proportional to two sides of the other, they are
what kind of triangles?

A. Complementary
B. Supplementary
C. Similar
D. Dissimilar
5. A temperature of 1800 F is approximately D RIGHT 1
equal to?
A. 952.220C
B. 962.220C
C. 972.220C
D. 982.220C
6. An angle inscribe in a semi-circle is always? D RIGHT 1

A. Unaligned
B. More than 900
C. Less than 900
D. 900
7. A factor repeated to produce a power is? B RIGHT 1
A. Numerator
B. Square
c. Quotient
C. root
8. A polygon with ten sides is? C RIGHT 1
A. Dodecagon
B. Undecagon
C. Decagon
D. tendicagon
9. A rectangle reservoir has the following A RIGHT 1
dimensions, L=4m, W=2m, H=3m. what is the
maximum volume of water that can be
accomadated in the tank?

A. 24,000 liters
B. 1,000 cu.m.
C. 813 cu. Ft.
D. 240 cu.m
10. Two angles having the same vertex and the D RIGHT 1
side of one is the prolongation of the side of the
pther is?

A. Acute angle
B. Scalene angle
C. Obtuse angle
D. Vertical angle
11. A water supply system is to be installed at a C RIGHT 1
distance of 54 meters using 6 meters long PVC
pipe with a diameter of 100mm. determine the
number of length of PVC pipe to be used?

A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
12. What is the number of horsepower required D RIGHT 1
to raise 25,000 lbs of water for a height of 30
meters within 10 minutes?

A. 5 hp
B. 6 hp
C. 7 hp
D. 8 hp
13. A city of 25,000 uses 15 gallons of water per B RIGHT 1
day per capita. If it is required to raise this water
150 feet, what is the number of horsepower
required?

A. 9 hp
B. 10 hp
C. 11 hp
D. 12 hp
14. Twenty less than four times a certain number C RIGHT 1
is 4. Determine the number
A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3
15. What is the number of the horsepower to lift B RIGHT 1
10,000 gallons of water per hour top to a height
of 90 ft? assume the weight of water to be 8- ½
lbs per gallon

A. 3.56
B. 3.86
C. 4.86
D. 4.56
16. How many gallons of water can a 75 hp A RIGHT 1
engine raise 150 ft in 5 hours? One gallon of
water weights 8-1/2 lbs.

A. 595,238 gallons
B. 594,238 gallons
C. 593,238 gallons