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

Overtime rate = $22.50 × 1.5 = $33.75; $33.75 × 8 hours = $270.00.

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

(2,760,000 − 2,400,000) ÷ 2,400,000 × 100 = 360,000 ÷ 2,400,000 × 100 = 15%.

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

144 − 36 − 48 = 60 pens remaining.

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

$180,000 × 0.0185 = $3,330.00 in annual property tax.

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 workers × 8 hrs/day = 64 worker-hours per day; 640 ÷ 64 = 10 days.

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Texas Civil Service Exam Mathematical Reasoning 4