NJ Mathematics & Arithmetic 3

Question 1

An agency's annual budget is $2,400,000. If the personnel costs account for 65% of the budget, what is the personnel cost?

Accepted Answer

$1,560,000

Answer

$1,440,000

Answer

$1,520,000

Answer

$1,600,000

Question 2

A state office mails 75 letters daily, 5 days a week. How many letters are mailed in 4 weeks?

Accepted Answer

1,500

Answer

1,400

Answer

1,450

Answer

1,550

Question 3

A report that is 48 pages must be divided equally among 6 reviewers. How many pages does each reviewer get?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

7

Answer

9

Question 4

If an employee takes 12 sick days out of 250 working days in a year, what percentage of working days were sick days?

Accepted Answer

4.8%

Answer

4.2%

Answer

5.0%

Answer

5.4%

Question 5

A project requires 180 labor hours. If a team of 4 workers shares the work equally, how many hours must each worker contribute?

Accepted Answer

45

Answer

40

Answer

42

Answer

48

Question 6

A government office reduced overtime costs from $24,000 to $18,000. What was the percentage decrease?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

20%

Answer

30%

Answer

35%