Texas Civil Service Exam Mathematical Reasoning 4

Question 1

An officer earns $22.50 per hour and works 8 hours of overtime at 1.5× pay. What is the overtime pay?

Accepted Answer

$270.00

Answer

$180.00

Answer

$225.00

Answer

$315.00

Question 2

A city's water usage increased from 2,400,000 gallons to 2,760,000 gallons. By what percentage did usage increase?

Accepted Answer

15%

Answer

12%

Answer

13%

Answer

18%

Question 3

A supply room has 144 pens. If 36 are distributed to one department and 48 to another, how many remain?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

50

Answer

56

Answer

66

Question 4

A tax rate is 1.85% on a property valued at $180,000. What is the annual property tax?

Accepted Answer

$3,330.00

Answer

$3,240.00

Answer

$3,420.00

Answer

$3,600.00

Question 5

A civil engineer estimates a project will take 640 worker-hours. If 8 workers are assigned, how many days will the project take working 8 hours per day?

Accepted Answer

10 days

Answer

8 days

Answer

9 days

Answer

12 days

Question 6

A department's expenses for January through April were $14,200, $13,800, $15,600, and $14,400. What is the average monthly expense?

Accepted Answer

$14,500

Answer

$13,800

Answer

$14,200

Answer

$15,000

Question 7

If 5/8 of a grant of $96,000 has been spent, how much of the grant remains?

Accepted Answer

$36,000

Answer

$32,000

Answer

$38,000

Answer

$40,000