The drawing in Figure 1 shows a light switch and receptacle installed on a wall that has wainscoting, baseboard moulding and a chair rail. Each panel of wainscoting measures 3 inches by 36 inches. The baseboard moulding is 2 inches high and the chair rail is 1_ inches high. The light switch and receptacle measure 2 _ inches by 4 inches each. Questions 18 – 20 refer to Figure 1.

Residential wall with wainscoting and chair rail

 

 

  1. If wainscoting panels are 3 inches wide, and there are 48 panels of wainscoting on the wall, how long is the wall?
    • 10 feet
    • 15 feet
    • 12 feet
    • 11 feet

  2. In Figure 1, what is the height of the wall from the floor to the bottom of the light switch?
    • 51 inches
    • 48 inches
    • 49 _ inches
    • 51 _ inches

  1. You have been asked to install a receptacle on a wall similar to the one in Figure 1. The receptacle is to be installed above the chair rail, so that the right side of the receptacle is 7’ 3’ from the left side of the wall. If the wainscoting panels are 3 inches wide, how many panels would be to the left of the receptacle?
    • 87 panels
    • 29 panels>
    • 39 panels
    • 78 panels