NYC FREE NYC Civil Service Mathematical Reasoning Problems Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

A city worker earns $27.50 per hour and works 38 hours in a week. What is the worker's total gross pay for that week?

Accepted Answer

$1,045.00

Answer

$27.50 × 38 = $1,045.00.

Question 2

A sanitation truck collects waste from 4 routes. Route A yields 3.2 tons, Route B yields 2.8 tons, Route C yields 4.1 tons, and Route D yields 2.9 tons. What is the total waste collected?

Accepted Answer

13.0 tons

Answer

3.2 + 2.8 + 4.1 + 2.9 = 13.0 tons.

Question 3

A NYC Parks Department crew must plant trees along a 1,200-foot path, placing one tree every 40 feet starting at the very beginning. How many trees will be planted in total?

Accepted Answer

31

Answer

1,200 ÷ 40 = 30 intervals, so 30 + 1 = 31 trees (inclusive of the start).

Question 4

A civil service clerk processes 45 applications per day. If there are 720 applications in a backlog, how many full workdays will it take to clear the backlog?

Accepted Answer

16

Answer

720 ÷ 45 = 16 days.

Question 5

A city office budget is $84,000. If 35% is allocated to salaries, 25% to supplies, and the remainder to operations, how much goes to operations?

Accepted Answer

$33,600

Answer

100% − 35% − 25% = 40%; $84,000 × 0.40 = $33,600.

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NYC FREE NYC Civil Service Mathematical Reasoning Problems Questions and Answers 2