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For the field-takeoff reconciliation at the restaurant grease-interceptor area, the overhead pipe rack is 198 ft long and hangers are placed at 8 ft on center, including one at the starting end. How many hangers are needed?

Correct Answer

D) 25 hangers

Count the spaces along the run, then include the starting item.

Answer Options
A
26 hangers
B
27 hangers
C
28 hangers
D
25 hangers

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Count the spaces along the run, then include the starting item.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option A: 26 hangers

26 hangers is above the supported result for hanger layout; it likely adds an unsupported amount or compares the wrong financial base.

Option B: 27 hangers

27 hangers is above the supported result for hanger layout; it likely adds an unsupported amount or compares the wrong financial base.

Option C: 28 hangers

28 hangers is above the supported result for hanger layout; it likely adds an unsupported amount or compares the wrong financial base.

Memory Technique

Hanger Layout drawer for Foreman Checks: label count before counting dollars.

Reference Hint

Open-book path: tab Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 10th Edition to Mechanical support methods; hanger spacing; verify the construction method, material quantity, equipment use, unit conversion, or field-control calculation.

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