Texas Civil Service Mathematical Reasoning Questions and Answers

Question 1

A city's public works department had a budget of $1,200,000 last year. For the current year, the budget was increased by 8%. What is the department's budget for the current year?

Accepted Answer

$1,296,000

Answer

$1,208,000

Answer

$96,000

Answer

$1,104,000

Question 2

A planning department requires 2 staff members for every 75 building permits processed per month. If the department processed 600 permits last month, how many staff members were required?

Accepted Answer

16

Answer

8

Answer

12

Answer

24

Question 3

An administrative clerk can file 90 records per hour, while a trainee can file 60 records per hour. If they work together, approximately how long will it take them to file a batch of 750 records?

Accepted Answer

5.0 hours

Answer

8.3 hours

Answer

12.5 hours

Answer

3.0 hours

Question 4

A municipal garage has a total of 60 vehicles, consisting of sedans, trucks, and vans. There are three times as many sedans as vans, and 10 more trucks than vans. How many vans are in the garage?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

15

Answer

30

Answer

20

Question 5

The city maintains a rectangular park that is 200 feet long and 150 feet wide. The Parks Department needs to apply fertilizer, and one bag of fertilizer covers 5,000 square feet. How many bags of fertilizer are needed to cover the entire park?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

5

Answer

7

Answer

30

Question 6

A report shows the number of citizen complaints filed per quarter for a city department: Quarter 1: 45, Quarter 2: 60, Quarter 3: 52, Quarter 4: 47. What was the average number of complaints filed per quarter?

Accepted Answer

51

Answer

204

Answer

49.5

Answer

52

A city's public works department had a budget of $1,200,000 last year.For the current year, the budget was increased by 8%.What is the department's budget for the current year?

A city's public works department had a budget of $1,200,000 last year.
For the current year, the budget was increased by 8%.
What is the department's budget for the current year?