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During the material-order review at the town-hall records counter, the #7 pier cage bars takeoff has 126 bars at 10 ft each. Using 2.044 lb per ft for vertical cage bars, what reinforcing weight is estimated?

Correct Answer

A) 2,575 lb

Reinforcing weight equals bar count times length times pounds per foot.

Answer Options
A
2,575 lb
B
1,260 lb
C
258 lb
D
2,884 lb

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Reinforcing weight equals bar count times length times pounds per foot.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option B: 1,260 lb

1,260 lb is below the supported result for #7 pier cage bars; it likely omits allowance, conversion, coverage, or final round-up.

Option C: 258 lb

258 lb is below the supported result for #7 pier cage bars; it likely omits allowance, conversion, coverage, or final round-up.

Option D: 2,884 lb

2,884 lb is above the supported result for #7 pier cage bars; it likely double-counts allowance, uses the wrong unit, or rounds too early.

Memory Technique

# Pier Cage cart for Concrete Estimator: reinforcing first, weight second, whole units last.

Reference Hint

Open-book path: tab Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 10th Edition to Reinforcing steel; pier cage weight; verify the construction method, material quantity, equipment use, unit conversion, or field-control calculation.

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