Ohio Civil Service Exam Problem Solving and Logic 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An office has 5 staff members. Each must review 3 different reports. No two staff members review the same set of 3 reports. At minimum, how many different reports must exist?
- 5
- 9 (Correct answer)
- 15
- 3
Correct answer: 9
With 5 people each reviewing 3 unique sets, at minimum 9 distinct reports are needed to ensure no two share all three.
Question 2: A public works crew repaves 0.4 miles of road per day. How many days will it take to repave 6 miles?
- 12
- 15 (Correct answer)
- 18
- 20
Correct answer: 15
6 ÷ 0.4 = 15 days.
Question 3: All requests submitted after 4 PM are processed the next business day. A request is submitted at 4:15 PM on Tuesday. When will it be processed?
- Tuesday evening
- Wednesday (Correct answer)
- Thursday
- The following Monday
Correct answer: Wednesday
4:15 PM is after the 4 PM cutoff, so it is processed the next business day, Wednesday.
Question 4: Look at the sequence: 100, 91, 82, 73, ___. What comes next?
- 60
- 62
- 64 (Correct answer)
- 66
Correct answer: 64
Each term decreases by 9: 73 − 9 = 64.
Question 5: If no part-time employees receive benefits, and Kim receives benefits, what must be true?
- Kim is a supervisor.
- Kim is a full-time employee. (Correct answer)
- Kim works overtime.
- Kim is not a city employee.
Correct answer: Kim is a full-time employee.
Since no part-time employees receive benefits and Kim does, Kim cannot be part-time and must be full-time.
Question 6: A city budget of $48,000 is divided equally among 6 departments. One department returns $1,200 unused. How much did that department actually spend?
- $6,000
- $6,800 (Correct answer)
- $7,200
- $8,000
Correct answer: $6,800
$48,000 ÷ 6 = $8,000 per department; $8,000 − $1,200 = $6,800 spent.
Question 7: A scheduling rule states meetings cannot overlap. Meeting X runs 9:00–10:30 AM. Meeting Y runs 10:00–11:00 AM. What is true?
- The schedule is valid.
- The schedule violates the no-overlap rule. (Correct answer)
- Meeting Y must be cancelled.
- Meeting X must be shortened.
Correct answer: The schedule violates the no-overlap rule.
Meetings X and Y overlap from 10:00–10:30 AM, violating the no-overlap rule.
Ohio Civil Service Exam Problem Solving and Logic 3
An office has 5 staff members.
Each must review 3 different reports.
No two staff members review the same set of 3 reports.
At minimum, how many different reports must exist?