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

Rate = 6/4 = 1.5 inspections/hour; 1.5 × 10 = 15 inspections.

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

312 ÷ 12 = 26 miles per gallon.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

(300 − 240) ÷ 240 × 100 = 60 ÷ 240 × 100 = 25%.

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

6 departments × 32 reams = 192 reams/month; 480 ÷ 192 = 2.5 months.

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

Per-worker daily rate = $3,600 ÷ (9 × 4) = $100; 6 workers × 9 days × $100 = $5,400.

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