Texas Civil Service Exam Mathematical Reasoning 3

Question 1

A police department has 480 officers. If 1 in every 6 is assigned to the detective division, how many detectives are there?

Accepted Answer

80

Answer

480 ÷ 6 = 80 officers assigned to the detective division.

Question 2

An inspector completes 18 building inspections in 3 days. At the same rate, how many inspections will be completed in 10 days?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

Rate = 18 ÷ 3 = 6 per day; 6 × 10 = 60 inspections in 10 days.

Question 3

The temperature on Monday was 98°F and dropped by 12°F by Wednesday. What was Wednesday's temperature?

Accepted Answer

86°F

Answer

98 − 12 = 86°F on Wednesday.

Question 4

A dispatcher handles calls at a ratio of 3 priority calls to every 7 routine calls. Out of 200 total calls, how many are priority calls?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

Priority calls = (3/10) × 200 = 60 priority calls.

Question 5

A government vehicle depreciates from $32,000 to $20,000 over 4 years. What is the average annual depreciation?

Accepted Answer

$3,000

Answer

($32,000 − $20,000) ÷ 4 = $12,000 ÷ 4 = $3,000 per year.

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