NFSI Mathematical and Numeric Reasoning 3

Question 1

A fire station responds to an average of 14 calls per day. Approximately how many calls does it handle in a 30-day month?

Accepted Answer

420

Answer

380

Answer

400

Answer

440

Question 2

A nozzle has a flow rate of 250 gallons per minute. A tank holds 1,500 gallons. How long, in minutes, before the tank is empty?

Accepted Answer

6 min

Answer

4 min

Answer

5 min

Answer

7 min

Question 3

Of 180 recruits who applied, 45% passed the written exam. How many recruits passed?

Accepted Answer

81

Answer

72

Answer

85

Answer

90

Question 4

A building has 8 floors and each floor is 12 feet tall. A firefighter uses a ladder that reaches 75 feet. To which floor can the ladder reach?

Accepted Answer

6th floor

Answer

5th floor

Answer

7th floor

Answer

8th floor

Question 5

A truck travels 18 miles to a fire and returns the same distance. If it averages 36 mph for the entire trip, how long did the round trip take?

Accepted Answer

30 minutes

Answer

45 minutes

Answer

60 minutes

Answer

15 minutes

Question 6

A hose line requires 2 firefighters per 100 feet of hose. If 350 feet of hose is deployed, how many firefighters are needed?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

6

Answer

8

Answer

10

Question 7

A fire department budget is $4,200,000. If personnel costs account for 72% of the budget, how much is allocated to non-personnel expenses?

Accepted Answer

$1,176,000

Answer

$1,008,000

Answer

$1,344,000

Answer

$1,512,000