Texas Civil Service Exam Arithmetic Reasoning 5

Question 1

A city allocates $120,000 for road repairs, spending $8,500 each month. After 9 months, how much budget remains?

Accepted Answer

$43,500

Answer

$8,500 × 9 = $76,500 spent; $120,000 − $76,500 = $43,500.

Question 2

A civil servant earns time-and-a-half for overtime. If the regular rate is $20/hour, what is the overtime rate?

Accepted Answer

$30.00

Answer

$20 × 1.5 = $30.00 per overtime hour.

Question 3

A county has a population of 250,000. If 3.2% are registered as civil service employees, how many civil service employees are there?

Accepted Answer

8,000

Answer

250,000 × 0.032 = 8,000 employees.

Question 4

An officer must complete 40 hours of training in 5 weeks. If she trains 6 hours in the first week, how many hours per week must she average for the remaining 4 weeks?

Accepted Answer

8.5

Answer

40 − 6 = 34 hours remaining; 34 ÷ 4 = 8.5 hours/week.

Question 5

A parking lot has 5 rows with 24 spaces each. If 78 spaces are occupied, how many spaces are available?

Accepted Answer

42

Answer

5 × 24 = 120 total spaces; 120 − 78 = 42 available.

Texas Civil Service Exam Practice Test

Texas Civil Service Exam Practice Test

Texas Civil Service Exam Arithmetic Reasoning 5