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FCTC MATH PROBLEMS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER S
Question : Total Cost Of: 12.4 +14.2 +14.4 +12.2
Correct Answer: 53.2
Question : 7 Ft In Length, 5ft Wide And 3ft Deep, How
Much Water Can Be Held In Engine 17's Water Tank?
Correct Answer: 105ft Squared
Question : A Tank With 12' Diameter Holds 864 Gallons
Per Foot Of Depth, How Many Gallons Will A Tank With 12' Diameter Hold If It Is 5' Deep?
Correct Answer: 4320
Question : Engine 33 Is Traveling 351 Miles To Assist In
Mutual Aid. They Have To Drive 216 Miles In 4 Hours, What Is Their Average Speed?
Correct Answer: 54mph
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Question : There Are 6 Sections Of 100' Wildland Hose
And 9 Sections Of 80' Structural Hose. 5 Sections Of Structural Hose Fail, What Is The Total Amount Of Structural Hose That Failed?
Correct Answer: 400ft
Question : Engine Carries 1,100 Ft Of 2 ½ Inch, 900ft Of
- Inch And 1000ft Of 4 ½ ;if The 4 Inch Was Removed,
What Percentage Was Removed From The Total?
Correct Answer: 30%
Question : For A Fire On The Fourth Floor, You Need
100psi At The Nozzle, For Each Floor Above The First Floor You Lose 5 Psi, For Every 100ft Of Hose You Lose 15 Psi. There Are 400 Ft Of Hose Used To Get To The Fire, What Is The Total Pressure Needed At The Engine?
Correct Answer: 175 Psi At The Engine
Question : Engine Pumps 1450 Gallons Per Minute, How
Many Gallons In 5.5 Minutes?
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Correct Answer: 7975 Gallons
Question : If An Acre Is Equal To 43, 560 Square Ft And
A Fire Burned 250 Ft Wide And 1200ft Long, How Many Acres Were Burned?
Correct Answer: 6.88 Acres
Question : The Tank Is 14' In Diameter And 9' Tall, How
Many Cubic Ft Of Water Can The Captain Expect The Tank To Hold?
Correct Answer: 1385
Question : ¼ Of Her Back Burned, ¼ Of Her Front
Burned, 1/3 Of Her Head Burned, ½ Of Her Arm Burned Entire Back = 20% Entire Front = 20% Entire Head = 15% Entire Arm = 15% Determine What Percentage Total Is Burned?
Correct Answer: 22.5%
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Question : County Responded To 18,462 Calls. 44
Percent Of The Calls Were Vehicle Accidents. What Is The Total Number Of Vehicle Accidents?
Correct Answer: 8123.28
Question : You And Your 3 Firefighters....1 Week And 4
Days How Many Hours Has Your Crew Been There?
Correct Answer: 264 Hours
Question : What Is The Minimum Length Ladder Needed
To Reach The Roof Of A 3 Story House? Building Story Average 12ft Floor To Floor And The Distance From The Window Sill Is