NYC FREE NYC Civil Service Mathematical Reasoning Problems Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

A city worker earns $27.50 per hour and works 38 hours in a week. What is the worker's total gross pay for that week?

Accepted Answer

$1,045.00

Answer

$1,023.50

Answer

$1,057.50

Answer

$997.50

Question 2

A sanitation truck collects waste from 4 routes. Route A yields 3.2 tons, Route B yields 2.8 tons, Route C yields 4.1 tons, and Route D yields 2.9 tons. What is the total waste collected?

Accepted Answer

13.0 tons

Answer

12.8 tons

Answer

13.2 tons

Answer

12.6 tons

Question 3

A NYC Parks Department crew must plant trees along a 1,200-foot path, placing one tree every 40 feet starting at the very beginning. How many trees will be planted in total?

Accepted Answer

31

Answer

30

Answer

32

Answer

29

Question 4

A civil service clerk processes 45 applications per day. If there are 720 applications in a backlog, how many full workdays will it take to clear the backlog?

Accepted Answer

16

Answer

15

Answer

17

Answer

18

Question 5

A city office budget is $84,000. If 35% is allocated to salaries, 25% to supplies, and the remainder to operations, how much goes to operations?

Accepted Answer

$33,600

Answer

$29,400

Answer

$21,000

Answer

$42,000

Question 6

A department has 5 employees. Their weekly salaries are $820, $950, $780, $1,100, and $850. What is the average weekly salary?

Accepted Answer

$900

Answer

$880

Answer

$920

Answer

$860