Texas Civil Service Exam Mathematical Reasoning Problems 4

Question 1

A city collects $2.4 million in property taxes. If administrative costs are 12% of collections, how much money is available for services?

Accepted Answer

$2,112,000

Answer

Admin costs = $2,400,000 × 0.12 = $288,000; available = $2,400,000 - $288,000 = $2,112,000.

Question 2

An officer's shift runs from 7:45 AM to 4:15 PM with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. How many paid hours does the officer work?

Accepted Answer

8.0 hours

Answer

Total shift = 8 hours 30 min = 8.5 hrs; subtract 0.5 hrs unpaid lunch = 8.0 paid hours.

Question 3

A training program costs $15,000 for equipment and $800 per participant. If the department budgets $23,400 total, how many participants can attend?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

Available for participants = $23,400 - $15,000 = $8,400; $8,400 ÷ $800 = 10.5, so 10 full participants.

Question 4

A road project is 60% complete after 9 months. At this rate, how many total months will the project take?

Accepted Answer

15 months

Answer

9 months represents 60%; total = 9 ÷ 0.60 = 15 months.

Question 5

A city survey team can map 4 square blocks per hour. After 6 hours, they have completed 36% of the total area. How many total square blocks are in the survey zone?

Accepted Answer

66

Answer

Blocks mapped = 4 × 6 = 24; if 24 = 36%, total = 24 ÷ 0.36 ≈ 66.7, rounded to 66 blocks.

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Texas Civil Service Exam Mathematical Reasoning Problems 4