Ohio Civil Service Exam Mathematical Reasoning 4

Question 1

A road crew repaves 0.75 miles of road per day. How many days will it take to repave a 27-mile stretch?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

27 ÷ 0.75 = 36 days.

Question 2

Overtime pay is 1.5 times the regular hourly rate. If an employee earns $22/hour and works 6 hours of overtime, how much is their overtime pay?

Accepted Answer

$198

Answer

$22 × 1.5 × 6 = $198.

Question 3

A filing cabinet holds 250 folders. If a department has 1,375 folders, how many full cabinets are needed?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

1,375 ÷ 250 = 5.5, so 6 full cabinets are needed to hold all folders.

Question 4

A tax rate increased from 4.5% to 5.25%. By what percentage did the tax rate increase?

Accepted Answer

16.67%

Answer

Percent increase = (0.75 / 4.5) × 100 = 16.67%.

Question 5

Which expression is equivalent to 3(x + 4) − 2x?

Accepted Answer

x + 12

Answer

3x + 12 − 2x = x + 12.

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