NYC - Civil Service Exam Civil Service Mathematical Reasoning Problems 1 โ Questions and Answers
Question 1: A city building inspector completes 12 inspections per day. If she works 5 days a week, how many inspections will she complete in 3 weeks?
- 144
- 168
- 180 (Correct answer)
- 216
Correct answer: 180
12 inspections/day ร 5 days/week ร 3 weeks = 12 ร 15 = 180 inspections total.
Question 2: A municipal water meter reads 48,320 gallons at the start of the month and 51,745 gallons at the end. What is the total water usage for the month?
- 3,225 gallons
- 3,425 gallons (Correct answer)
- 3,525 gallons
- 3,625 gallons
Correct answer: 3,425 gallons
51,745 โ 48,320 = 3,425 gallons consumed during the month.
Question 3: A transit department orders 240 gallons of cleaning solution to be divided equally among 16 bus depots. How many gallons does each depot receive?
- 12
- 14
- 15 (Correct answer)
- 16
Correct answer: 15
240 รท 16 = 15 gallons per depot.
Question 4: A city employee earns $19.80 per hour and receives 1.5 times the regular rate for overtime. If she works 40 regular hours and 6 overtime hours in one week, what is her total gross pay?
- $930.60 (Correct answer)
- $950.40
- $970.20
- $990.00
Correct answer: $930.60
Regular pay: 40 ร $19.80 = $792. Overtime rate: $19.80 ร 1.5 = $29.70. Overtime pay: 6 ร $29.70 = $178.20. Total: $792 + $178.20 = $970.20.
Question 5: A civil service test has 80 questions. A candidate answered 68 questions correctly. What percentage of questions did the candidate answer correctly?
- 80%
- 82%
- 85% (Correct answer)
- 88%
Correct answer: 85%
68 รท 80 = 0.85, which equals 85%.
Question 6: A city office receives an average of 75 phone calls per hour. How many calls will the office receive during a 7.5-hour workday?
- 487
- 525
- 562 (Correct answer)
- 600
Correct answer: 562
75 calls/hour ร 7.5 hours = 562.5, which rounds to 562 calls.
A city building inspector completes 12 inspections per day.
If she works 5 days a week, how many inspections will she complete in 3 weeks?