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 Math Quiz 1  

Basic Water Operators Math

Quiz 1:  Conversions, Flow & Surface Area         
 
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Conversions

          1.  How is the term p ³ written in expanded form?


          2.  In expanded form, 4³  means:


         3.  How is the term ft² written in expanded form?


4.  How is the term 75% written in decimal form?

5.  Convert 24% to decimal form.

6.  One gallon per minute (gpm) equals ______ gallons per day?

7.  If the diameter of a circle is 60 feet, what is the radius?

8.  What is the circumference of a circle with a 40 ft. diameter?

9.  What is the perimeter of a filter that measures 15 feet long and 10 feet wide?

Flow

10.  A well pumps 650 gpm

A.  How many gallons per hour pumped?

B.  How many gallons per day pumped?

C.  How many gallons were pumped in a 6-hour period?

11.  A pump in the treatment plant runs at a rate of 1200 gpm.

A.  How many gallons per day pumped? 

B.  How many Million Gallons per Day (MGD) will it pump?

12.  How many gallons will be pumped by a 750 gpm pump that is run for 7 hours?
      

A.  Convert that 7-hour volume of water to MGD.

Surface Area

13.  An 80-foot diameter spherical water tower needs to be painted.  How many square feet of surface area are there to paint?

14.  What is the cross sectional area of a 12" section of pipe?

15.  What is the cross sectional area of a 6" section of pipe?

16.  A filter measures 20 feet long, 15 feet wide and 10 feet deep.  What is the water surface area?


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