NYC Mathematical Reasoning and Number Facility 4

Question 1

A police precinct has 5 patrol cars. Each uses an average of 38 gallons of fuel per week at $3.85 per gallon. What is the total fuel cost for all cars over a 4-week month?

Accepted Answer

$2,926

Answer

Weekly cost per car = 38 × $3.85 = $146.30; total = $146.30 × 5 × 4 = $2,926.

Question 2

An exam has 80 questions and a candidate answers 65 correctly. What percentage of questions did the candidate answer correctly, rounded to the nearest whole percent?

Accepted Answer

81%

Answer

65 ÷ 80 = 0.8125 = 81.25% ≈ 81%.

Question 3

A city employee earning $52,800 per year receives a 4.5% raise. What is the new annual salary?

Accepted Answer

$55,176

Answer

$52,800 × 1.045 = $55,176.

Question 4

A building inspector can inspect 6 apartments per hour. A complex has 138 apartments. How many full 8-hour workdays does the inspection require?

Accepted Answer

3 days

Answer

Daily capacity = 6 × 8 = 48; 138 ÷ 48 = 2.875 → rounds up to 3 full workdays.

Question 5

A supply room has 12 reams of paper (500 sheets each). A department uses 150 sheets per day. How many days will the supply last?

Accepted Answer

40 days

Answer

Total sheets = 12 × 500 = 6,000; 6,000 ÷ 150 = 40 days.

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NYC Mathematical Reasoning and Number Facility 4