NYC Civil Service Mathematical Reasoning and Number Facility Questions and Answers

Question 1

A clerk at the Department of Finance can process 18 tax forms per hour. If the clerk works for a full 7-hour day, but takes a 30-minute break, how many forms can be processed?

Accepted Answer

117

Answer

126

Answer

135

Answer

108

Question 2

A sanitation route consists of 48 city blocks. By noon, 5/8 of the route is completed. How many blocks remain to be serviced?

Accepted Answer

18

Answer

30

Answer

24

Answer

8

Question 3

The 311 call center tracks the number of calls answered by an operator over a 5-day work week. The counts are: Monday (105), Tuesday (120), Wednesday (115), Thursday (125), and Friday (110). What is the average number of calls answered per day?

Accepted Answer

115

Answer

110

Answer

120

Answer

575

Question 4

The Department of Parks & Recreation has an annual budget of $5,500,000. If 2.5% of the budget is allocated for new playground equipment, what is the total dollar amount of this allocation?

Accepted Answer

$137,500

Answer

$13,750

Answer

$1,375,000

Answer

$220,000

Question 5

On a city planning map, the scale is 1 inch = 500 feet. The distance between a proposed new firehouse and the nearest hospital on the map is 3.5 inches. What is the actual distance in feet?

Accepted Answer

1,750 feet

Answer

1,500 feet

Answer

142.8 feet

Answer

2,000 feet

Question 6

A vehicle fleet manager is reviewing fuel consumption. In January, Truck A used 350 gallons and Truck B used 420 gallons. In February, due to a new efficiency policy, Truck A used 310 gallons and Truck B used 385 gallons. What was the total decrease in fuel consumption for both trucks combined from January to February?

Accepted Answer

75 gallons

Answer

40 gallons

Answer

35 gallons

Answer

695 gallons

A clerk at the Department of Finance can process 18 tax forms per hour.If the clerk works for a full 7-hour day, but takes a 30-minute break, how many forms can be processed?

A clerk at the Department of Finance can process 18 tax forms per hour.
If the clerk works for a full 7-hour day, but takes a 30-minute break, how many forms can be processed?