New Jersey Civil Service Exam Numerical Reasoning and Data 2

Question 1

A county office processed 1,248 applications in January and 1,092 in February. What is the percent decrease from January to February?

Accepted Answer

12.5%

Answer

10.5%

Answer

14.3%

Answer

15.6%

Question 2

A table shows department budgets: Admin $42,000, Public Works $87,500, Parks $31,200, IT $54,300. What fraction of the total budget does Public Works represent (rounded to nearest whole percent)?

Accepted Answer

40%

Answer

42%

Answer

41%

Answer

39%

Question 3

An inspector completes 3 reports every 2 hours. At this rate, how many reports will she complete in a 7.5-hour shift?

Accepted Answer

11.25

Answer

10

Answer

11

Answer

12

Question 4

A bar chart shows 5-year vehicle counts for a township fleet: 2019=48, 2020=51, 2021=47, 2022=55, 2023=53. What is the mean fleet size over this period?

Accepted Answer

50.8

Answer

51.0

Answer

50.0

Answer

52.0

Question 5

A civil service salary schedule shows Grade 14 starting at $52,400 with annual 3.5% step increases. What is the salary after 2 steps?

Accepted Answer

$55,894.69

Answer

$56,143.70

Answer

$56,000.00

Answer

$55,800.00

Question 6

A pie chart shows that 35% of a town's 4,200 employees work in public safety. How many employees does that represent?

Accepted Answer

1,470

Answer

1,360

Answer

1,400

Answer

1,500

Question 7

If a government supply order totals $3,780 before a 15% bulk discount, what is the final cost?

Accepted Answer

$3,213.00

Answer

$3,243.00

Answer

$3,150.00

Answer

$3,300.00