NYC NYC Civil Service Mathematical Reasoning Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

A city bus route is 14.4 miles long and is divided into equal segments at 6 stops. What is the distance between each stop?

Accepted Answer

2.4 miles

Answer

14.4 ÷ 6 = 2.4 miles between each stop.

Question 2

A fire station responds to 312 calls over 12 months. What is the average number of calls per month?

Accepted Answer

26

Answer

312 ÷ 12 = 26 calls per month on average.

Question 3

A police precinct's budget is $4,800,000. If 40% is allocated to personnel costs, how much money is spent on personnel?

Accepted Answer

$1,920,000

Answer

$4,800,000 × 0.40 = $1,920,000 allocated to personnel.

Question 4

A city worker completes a task in 45 minutes. If she has 6 similar tasks to complete, how many hours will it take to finish all of them?

Accepted Answer

4.5 hours

Answer

6 × 45 = 270 minutes, and 270 ÷ 60 = 4.5 hours.

Question 5

A survey shows that 3 out of every 8 NYC residents use public transit daily. In a sample of 2,400 residents, how many use public transit daily?

Accepted Answer

900

Answer

(3/8) × 2,400 = 900 residents use public transit daily.

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