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

5 blocks × 12 streetlights = 60 total streetlights.

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

Emergency 3 days: 3 × 24 = 72 calls; normal 4 days: 4 × 8 = 32 calls; total = 104 calls.

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

Increase = 0.012 × 8,336,817 ≈ 100,042; new population ≈ 8,436,859, rounded to 8,437,000.

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

Total feet = 1.5 × 5,280 = 7,920 feet; trees = 7,920 ÷ 30 = 264 trees.

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

Verbal: 0.85 × 40 = 34; Math: 0.70 × 30 = 21; Memory: 0.90 × 20 = 18; total = 34 + 21 + 18 = 73.

NYC - Civil Service Exam Practice Test

NYC - Civil Service Exam Practice Test

NYC Mathematical Reasoning 4