Ohio Civil Service Exam Logical and Mathematical Reasoning 5

Question 1

A civil service exam has 80 questions. A passing score requires answering at least 75% correctly. What is the minimum number of correct answers needed to pass?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

80 × 0.75 = 60 correct answers required.

Question 2

Look at the pattern: A1, C3, E5, G7, ___. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

I9

Answer

Letters skip one (A, C, E, G, I) and numbers increase by 2 (1, 3, 5, 7, 9), giving I9.

Question 3

A department's overtime costs were $8,400 last year. This year they are budgeted to decrease by 15%. What is the new overtime budget?

Accepted Answer

$7,140

Answer

$8,400 × 0.85 = $7,140.

Question 4

Every complaint logged before noon is reviewed same day. A complaint was not reviewed same day. What can be concluded?

Accepted Answer

The complaint was logged after noon

Answer

By contrapositive, if it was not reviewed same day, it was not logged before noon.

Question 5

Three employees split a $2,250 performance award in the ratio 2:3:4. What does the employee with the largest share receive?

Accepted Answer

$1,000

Answer

Total ratio parts = 9; each part = $2,250 ÷ 9 = $250; largest share = 4 × $250 = $1,000.

Ohio Civil Service Exam Practice Test

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Ohio Civil Service Exam Logical and Mathematical Reasoning 5