NYC Mathematical Reasoning and Number Facility 5

Question 1

A city worker drives 14.4 miles each way, 5 days a week. The vehicle averages 24 miles per gallon and fuel costs $3.60 per gallon. What is the weekly fuel cost?

Accepted Answer

$21.60

Answer

$10.80

Answer

$43.20

Answer

$18.00

Question 2

A data entry clerk types 65 words per minute. A report contains 9,750 words. How many minutes will it take to type the entire report?

Accepted Answer

150 minutes

Answer

130 minutes

Answer

175 minutes

Answer

120 minutes

Question 3

A city department ordered 240 chairs at $48 each and received a 12.5% bulk discount. What total amount was paid?

Accepted Answer

$10,080

Answer

$11,520

Answer

$1,440

Answer

$9,600

Question 4

The ratio of supervisors to workers in a city agency is 2:9. There are 198 workers. How many supervisors are there?

Accepted Answer

44

Answer

36

Answer

22

Answer

18

Question 5

A civil service test has 4 sections worth 25 points each. A candidate scores 19, 22, 17, and 21. What percentage of total possible points did the candidate earn?

Accepted Answer

79%

Answer

75%

Answer

81%

Answer

83%

Question 6

A fire department ladder reaches 85 feet. Using the conversion 1 foot ≈ 0.3048 meters, what is the ladder's height in meters, rounded to the nearest whole meter?

Accepted Answer

26 meters

Answer

30 meters

Answer

22 meters

Answer

28 meters

Question 7

A city agency processes 1,350 forms in 9 days using 6 clerks. At the same per-clerk rate, how many days would 4 clerks need to process 1,200 forms?

Accepted Answer

12 days

Answer

18 days

Answer

15 days

Answer

20 days