EIAT Measurement and Conversion 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A hoistway is 48 inches wide. What is its width in feet?
- 3 feet
- 4 feet (Correct answer)
- 5 feet
- 6 feet
Correct answer: 4 feet
48 inches ÷ 12 inches/foot = 4 feet.
Question 2: An elevator cable has a diameter of 0.625 inches. Express this as a fraction.
- 1/2 inch
- 5/8 inch (Correct answer)
- 3/4 inch
- 7/8 inch
Correct answer: 5/8 inch
0.625 = 625/1000 = 5/8 inch.
Question 3: A counterweight travels 15 feet per second. Convert this speed to inches per second.
- 120 in/s
- 150 in/s
- 180 in/s (Correct answer)
- 200 in/s
Correct answer: 180 in/s
15 feet/s × 12 inches/foot = 180 inches per second.
Question 4: An elevator pit is 1.5 meters deep. Approximately how many feet is that? (1 meter ≈ 3.28 ft)
- 3.94 ft
- 4.20 ft
- 4.92 ft (Correct answer)
- 5.25 ft
Correct answer: 4.92 ft
1.5 m × 3.28 ft/m = 4.92 feet.
Question 5: A load of 2,200 pounds must be expressed in tons. How many tons is that?
- 0.9 tons
- 1.0 tons
- 1.1 tons (Correct answer)
- 1.2 tons
Correct answer: 1.1 tons
2,200 lbs ÷ 2,000 lbs/ton = 1.1 tons.
Question 6: A sheave groove measures 9.5 mm deep. What is this depth in centimeters?
- 0.095 cm
- 0.95 cm (Correct answer)
- 9.5 cm
- 95 cm
Correct answer: 0.95 cm
9.5 mm ÷ 10 mm/cm = 0.95 cm.
Question 7: An elevator travels 900 feet per minute. How many feet per second is that?
- 12 ft/s
- 15 ft/s (Correct answer)
- 18 ft/s
- 20 ft/s
Correct answer: 15 ft/s
900 ft/min ÷ 60 s/min = 15 ft/s.
EIAT Measurement and Conversion 2
A hoistway is 48 inches wide.
What is its width in feet?