Ohio Civil Service Exam Problem Solving and Logic 3

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?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Wednesday

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

64

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Kim is a full-time employee.

Answer

Since no part-time employees receive benefits and Kim does, Kim cannot be part-time and must be full-time.

Ohio Civil Service Exam Practice Test

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Ohio Civil Service Exam Problem Solving and Logic 3