NYC FREE NYC Civil Service Mathematical Reasoning Problems Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

A building inspector completes 6 inspections every 4 hours. At this rate, how many inspections will be completed during a 10-hour shift?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

12

Answer

18

Answer

16

Question 2

A city vehicle travels 312 miles on 12 gallons of fuel. What is the vehicle's fuel efficiency in miles per gallon?

Accepted Answer

26 mpg

Answer

24 mpg

Answer

28 mpg

Answer

22 mpg

Question 3

An agency's headcount increased from 240 to 300 employees. What is the percentage increase in headcount?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

20%

Answer

30%

Answer

15%

Question 4

A supply room has 480 reams of paper. Each department receives 32 reams per month. If there are 6 departments, how many months will the supply last?

Accepted Answer

2.5

Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 5

A contractor is paid $3,600 for completing a job in 9 days with 4 workers. If the job instead requires 6 workers for the same duration, what will the total payment be?

Accepted Answer

$5,400

Answer

$4,800

Answer

$6,000

Answer

$7,200

Question 6

A city block is rectangular, measuring 660 feet long and 330 feet wide. What is the area of the block in square feet?

Accepted Answer

217,800 sq ft

Answer

198,000 sq ft

Answer

231,000 sq ft

Answer

207,900 sq ft