NYC - Civil Service Exam Civil Service Mathematical Reasoning Problems 1

Question 1

A city building inspector completes 12 inspections per day. If she works 5 days a week, how many inspections will she complete in 3 weeks?

Accepted Answer

180

Answer

144

Answer

168

Answer

216

Question 2

A municipal water meter reads 48,320 gallons at the start of the month and 51,745 gallons at the end. What is the total water usage for the month?

Accepted Answer

3,425 gallons

Answer

3,225 gallons

Answer

3,525 gallons

Answer

3,625 gallons

Question 3

A transit department orders 240 gallons of cleaning solution to be divided equally among 16 bus depots. How many gallons does each depot receive?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

12

Answer

14

Answer

16

Question 4

A city employee earns $19.80 per hour and receives 1.5 times the regular rate for overtime. If she works 40 regular hours and 6 overtime hours in one week, what is her total gross pay?

Accepted Answer

$930.60

Answer

$950.40

Answer

$970.20

Answer

$990.00

Question 5

A civil service test has 80 questions. A candidate answered 68 questions correctly. What percentage of questions did the candidate answer correctly?

Accepted Answer

85%

Answer

80%

Answer

82%

Answer

88%

Question 6

A city office receives an average of 75 phone calls per hour. How many calls will the office receive during a 7.5-hour workday?

Accepted Answer

562

Answer

487

Answer

525

Answer

600