NYC Mathematical Reasoning 4

Question 1

A city block has 12 streetlights. The city plans to install 4 more blocks with the same number of lights each. How many total streetlights will there be across all 5 blocks?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

48

Answer

56

Answer

64

Question 2

A firefighter station responds to calls at an average rate of 8 calls per day. During a heat emergency, the rate triples for 3 days, then returns to normal. How many total calls are handled over a 7-day period?

Accepted Answer

104

Answer

80

Answer

96

Answer

72

Question 3

A city's population is 8,336,817. If the population increases by approximately 1.2% this year, what is the estimated new population (rounded to the nearest thousand)?

Accepted Answer

8,437,000

Answer

8,500,000

Answer

8,400,000

Answer

8,350,000

Question 4

A parks department plants trees along a 1.5-mile path, placing one tree every 30 feet. How many trees are planted? (1 mile = 5,280 feet)

Accepted Answer

264

Answer

265

Answer

260

Answer

270

Question 5

A civil service test has three sections: Verbal (40 questions), Math (30 questions), and Memory (20 questions). A candidate answers 85% of Verbal, 70% of Math, and 90% of Memory correctly. What is the total number of correct answers?

Accepted Answer

73

Answer

70

Answer

75

Answer

68

Question 6

A building has 6 floors with 8 offices per floor, and 3 floors with 12 offices per floor. How many offices are in the building total?

Accepted Answer

84

Answer

96

Answer

78

Answer

90

Question 7

A city vehicle is driven 12,500 miles in a year. Maintenance is required every 2,500 miles. How many maintenance services will the vehicle require during the year?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

4

Answer

6

Answer

3