Free Texas Civil Service Question and Answers — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What was the cost per click ratio for Google in April compared to the cost per click ratio for Facebook and Yahoo in February?
- 1 : 1.27
- 1 : 1.29
- 1 : 0.90
- 1 : 1.11 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 1 : 1.11
To determine the cost per click (CPC) ratio, you would first need the specific CPC values for Google in April, and for Facebook and Yahoo in February from the provided data (which is not included here). Assuming these values lead to Google's April CPC being 0.09 and the combined Facebook and Yahoo February CPC being 0.10, the ratio would be 0.09 : 0.10. Dividing both sides by 0.09 gives 1 : (0.10 / 0.09), which approximates to 1 : 1.11.
Question 2: In the month of February, an advertiser spends 90 pence on Google clicks, assuming the exchange rate is 1.60 cents to 1 pence. How many clicks did he receive altogether?
Correct answer: 8
First, convert the total spending from pence to cents using the given exchange rate: 90 pence * 1.60 cents/pence = 144 cents. Next, you would need Google's cost per click (CPC) for February from the provided data. Assuming Google's February CPC was 18 cents per click, divide the total cents spent by the CPC: 144 cents / 18 cents/click = 8 clicks. Therefore, the advertiser received 8 clicks.
Question 3: How much will the month of July's oil production be worth if it drops by 22% month over month in production?
- $1,151,280 (Correct answer)
- $1,095,120
- $1,081,080
- Cannot say
Correct answer: $1,151,280
To calculate July's oil production worth, you need the value of June's oil production from the provided data. Assuming June's production was worth $1,476,000, a 22% drop would be $1,476,000 * 0.22 = $324,720. Subtracting this drop from June's value gives July's worth: $1,476,000 - $324,720 = $1,151,280. This calculation determines the new value after the specified percentage decrease.
Question 4: Between the months of April and May, what was the percentage increase in the value of the oil that was produced?
- -27.78%
- -38.33%
- -4.85%
- -15.42% (Correct answer)
Correct answer: -15.42%
To find the percentage increase, you need the value of oil produced in April and May from the provided data. Assuming April's value was $1,750,000 and May's was $1,480,000, the change is $1,480,000 - $1,750,000 = -$270,000. The percentage change is calculated as (Change / Original Value) * 100, which is (-$270,000 / $1,750,000) * 100 = -15.42%. The negative sign indicates a decrease in value.
Question 5: In the year 2025, if Blackpool had 50,000 people working, what would the percentage of employed to unemployed people be?
- 10:1 (Correct answer)
- 8.33:1
- 25:1
- 12.5:1
Correct answer: 10:1
To determine the ratio of employed to unemployed people, you first need Blackpool's unemployment rate for 2025 from the provided data. If we assume an unemployment rate of 9.09% for 2025, then 50,000 employed people represent 100% - 9.09% = 90.91% of the total workforce. This means the total workforce is 50,000 / 0.9091 ≈ 55,000 people, leaving 5,000 unemployed. The ratio of employed (50,000) to unemployed (5,000) is 10:1.
Question 6: If unemployment in London drops by 20% in the year 2025, what will the city's average unemployment rate be over the course of the next four years, from 2019 to 2025?
- 8,600
- 5,600
- 6,650 (Correct answer)
- 5,600
Correct answer: 6,650
This calculation requires the unemployment figures for London from 2019 to 2024, which are not provided. Assuming these historical figures are available, you would first calculate London's unemployment for 2025 by applying the 20% drop to the 2024 figure. Then, sum the unemployment figures for all seven years (2019-2025) and divide by 7 to find the average. The correct answer of 6,650 indicates that the sum of unemployment figures over these seven years, including the projected 2025 drop, totals 46,550.
Question 7: How many more DVDs were sold than movies in theaters in year 5 if ticket prices went down by 5% but sales of movies on DVD went up by 8%?
- 9,300 (Correct answer)
- 850
- 5,000
- 6,050
Correct answer: 9,300
To solve this, you need the baseline sales figures for movies in theaters and DVDs for Year 5, which are not provided. Assuming specific baseline figures, you would calculate the new number of movies sold in theaters by applying the 5% decrease (e.g., if 100,000, then 95,000). Then, calculate the new number of DVDs sold by applying the 8% increase (e.g., if 90,000, then 97,200). The difference between these two new figures would yield the answer, which in this case is 9,300.
