DMV Representative Basic Arithmetic 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A traffic light cycle is 90 seconds total. Red takes 45 seconds, yellow 5 seconds. How long is the green phase?
- 35 seconds
- 38 seconds
- 40 seconds (Correct answer)
- 45 seconds
Correct answer: 40 seconds
90 − 45 − 5 = 40 seconds for the green phase.
Question 2: A car loan has 36 monthly payments of $285. What is the total amount repaid?
- $9,660
- $9,880
- $10,260 (Correct answer)
- $10,800
Correct answer: $10,260
36 × $285 = $10,260 total repaid.
Question 3: A vehicle inspection takes 20 minutes per car. How many cars can be inspected in 3 hours?
- 6 cars
- 7 cars
- 9 cars (Correct answer)
- 12 cars
Correct answer: 9 cars
3 hours = 180 minutes; 180 ÷ 20 = 9 cars.
Question 4: A driver traveled 240 miles on Monday and 175 miles on Tuesday. How many total miles were driven over both days?
- 395 miles
- 405 miles
- 415 miles (Correct answer)
- 425 miles
Correct answer: 415 miles
240 + 175 = 415 miles total.
Question 5: A road is 3/4 of a mile long. How many feet is that? (1 mile = 5,280 feet)
- 3,520 feet
- 3,760 feet
- 3,960 feet (Correct answer)
- 4,220 feet
Correct answer: 3,960 feet
5,280 × 0.75 = 3,960 feet.
Question 6: A driver uses 18% of a 50-gallon reserve tank. How many gallons remain?
- 39 gallons
- 40 gallons
- 41 gallons (Correct answer)
- 42 gallons
Correct answer: 41 gallons
18% of 50 = 9 gallons used; 50 − 9 = 41 gallons remain.
Question 7: Two drivers start from the same point. Driver A goes 55 mph north and Driver B goes 45 mph south. After 2 hours, how far apart are they?
- 180 miles
- 190 miles
- 200 miles (Correct answer)
- 210 miles
Correct answer: 200 miles
(55 + 45) × 2 = 100 × 2 = 200 miles apart.
DMV Representative Basic Arithmetic 5
A traffic light cycle is 90 seconds total.
Red takes 45 seconds, yellow 5 seconds.
How long is the green phase?