Postal Exam Mathematical & Analytical Reasoning 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A postal worker earns $22 per hour plus $33 for one hour of overtime at time-and-a-half. What is the overtime hourly rate?
- $28
- $30
- $33 (Correct answer)
- $44
Correct answer: $33
Time-and-a-half of $22 is 22 × 1.5 = $33.
Question 2: Out of 500 pieces of mail, 15% are returned as undeliverable. How many pieces are returned?
- 50
- 65
- 75 (Correct answer)
- 85
Correct answer: 75
15% of 500 is 0.15 × 500 = 75 pieces.
Question 3: Which ZIP code follows the pattern: 10101, 10103, 10105, 10107, ?
- 10108
- 10109 (Correct answer)
- 10110
- 10111
Correct answer: 10109
Each ZIP increases by 2, so 10107 + 2 = 10109.
Question 4: A truck travels 180 miles using 12 gallons of fuel. What is its fuel efficiency in miles per gallon?
- 12 mpg
- 15 mpg (Correct answer)
- 18 mpg
- 20 mpg
Correct answer: 15 mpg
180 ÷ 12 = 15 miles per gallon.
Question 5: If 3 sorting machines process 900 parcels in an hour, how many parcels does 1 machine process in an hour?
- 200
- 250
- 300 (Correct answer)
- 350
Correct answer: 300
900 ÷ 3 = 300 parcels per machine.
Question 6: A carrier completes a route in 6 hours and 30 minutes. How many minutes is that?
- 360
- 380
- 390 (Correct answer)
- 420
Correct answer: 390
6 × 60 = 360, plus 30 equals 390 minutes.
Question 7: What is the average of these daily delivery counts: 210, 230, 250, 270, 290?
- 240
- 245
- 250 (Correct answer)
- 260
Correct answer: 250
The sum is 1,250 and 1,250 ÷ 5 = 250.
Postal Exam Mathematical & Analytical Reasoning 3
A postal worker earns $22 per hour plus $33 for one hour of overtime at time-and-a-half.
What is the overtime hourly rate?