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  1. A hoistway is 48 inches wide. What is its width in feet?

    Answer: 4 feet

    48 inches ÷ 12 inches/foot = 4 feet.

  2. An elevator cable has a diameter of 0.625 inches. Express this as a fraction.

    Answer: 5/8 inch

    0.625 = 625/1000 = 5/8 inch.

  3. A counterweight travels 15 feet per second. Convert this speed to inches per second.

    Answer: 180 in/s

    15 feet/s × 12 inches/foot = 180 inches per second.

  4. An elevator pit is 1.5 meters deep. Approximately how many feet is that? (1 meter ≈ 3.28 ft)

    Answer: 4.92 ft

    1.5 m × 3.28 ft/m = 4.92 feet.

  5. A load of 2,200 pounds must be expressed in tons. How many tons is that?

    Answer: 1.1 tons

    2,200 lbs ÷ 2,000 lbs/ton = 1.1 tons.

  6. A sheave groove measures 9.5 mm deep. What is this depth in centimeters?

    Answer: 0.95 cm

    9.5 mm ÷ 10 mm/cm = 0.95 cm.

  7. An elevator travels 900 feet per minute. How many feet per second is that?

    Answer: 15 ft/s

    900 ft/min ÷ 60 s/min = 15 ft/s.