Aptitude Flashcards
7 cards from real New Jersey Civil Service Exam practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.
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An office supply order costs $480. If the price increases by 15%, what is the new total?
Answer: $552
$480 × 1.15 = $552.
Select the word that best completes the sentence: 'The inspector's report was ___, covering every possible violation in detail.'
Answer: exhaustive
Exhaustive means thorough and complete, matching 'covering every possible violation in detail.'
If 3 workers can paint a building in 12 days, how many days will it take 9 workers working at the same rate?
Answer: 4 days
Total work = 3 × 12 = 36 worker-days; 36 / 9 workers = 4 days.
What is 35% of 620?
Answer: 217
0.35 × 620 = 217.
In a series: A1, B3, C5, D7, what would the next term be?
Answer: E9
Letters advance sequentially (A, B, C, D, E) and numbers increase by 2 (1, 3, 5, 7, 9); next is E9.
A department has 5 supervisors and 35 employees. What is the ratio of supervisors to total staff?
Answer: 1:8
Total staff = 5 + 35 = 40; ratio of supervisors to total = 5:40 = 1:8.
An applicant scores 72, 85, 90, and 79 on four civil service exam sections. What is the average score?
Answer: 81.5
(72 + 85 + 90 + 79) / 4 = 326 / 4 = 81.5.