NFSI Mathematical Reasoning and Facility 2

Question 1

A fire hose delivers water at 250 gallons per minute. How many gallons are delivered in 18 minutes?

Accepted Answer

4,500

Answer

250 × 18 = 4,500 gallons.

Question 2

A ladder is 35 feet long and is placed 7 feet from the base of a building. Approximately what percentage of the ladder's length is the horizontal distance from the wall?

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

7 ÷ 35 = 0.20, which equals 20%.

Question 3

A firefighter earns $28.50 per hour and works 48 hours in a week, with anything over 40 hours paid at 1.5× the regular rate. What is the total weekly pay?

Accepted Answer

$1,482

Answer

40 × $28.50 = $1,140 + 8 × $42.75 = $342, total $1,482.

Question 4

A storage room is 12 ft × 15 ft × 8 ft. If one cubic foot equals about 7.48 gallons, approximately how many gallons of water could fill the room?

Accepted Answer

10,771

Answer

12 × 15 × 8 = 1,440 cu ft; 1,440 × 7.48 ≈ 10,771 gallons.

Question 5

If a fire engine travels 4 miles in 6 minutes, what is its speed in miles per hour?

Accepted Answer

40 mph

Answer

4 miles / 6 minutes × 60 minutes/hour = 40 mph.

NFSI - National Firefighter Selection Inventory Practice Test

NFSI - National Firefighter Selection Inventory Practice Test

NFSI Mathematical Reasoning and Facility 2