Practice Test GeeksNYC - Civil Service Exam Practice Test
← All NYC Flashcard Decks

FREE NYC Civil Service Mathematical Reasoning Problems Questions and Answers Flashcards

6 cards from real NYC practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.

Read the first 6 FREE NYC Civil Service Mathematical Reasoning Problems Questions and Answers flashcards as text

  1. A city worker earns $27.50 per hour and works 38 hours in a week. What is the worker's total gross pay for that week?

    Answer: $1,045.00

    $27.50 × 38 = $1,045.00.

  2. A sanitation truck collects waste from 4 routes. Route A yields 3.2 tons, Route B yields 2.8 tons, Route C yields 4.1 tons, and Route D yields 2.9 tons. What is the total waste collected?

    Answer: 13.0 tons

    3.2 + 2.8 + 4.1 + 2.9 = 13.0 tons.

  3. A NYC Parks Department crew must plant trees along a 1,200-foot path, placing one tree every 40 feet starting at the very beginning. How many trees will be planted in total?

    Answer: 31

    1,200 ÷ 40 = 30 intervals, so 30 + 1 = 31 trees (inclusive of the start).

  4. A civil service clerk processes 45 applications per day. If there are 720 applications in a backlog, how many full workdays will it take to clear the backlog?

    Answer: 16

    720 ÷ 45 = 16 days.

  5. A city office budget is $84,000. If 35% is allocated to salaries, 25% to supplies, and the remainder to operations, how much goes to operations?

    Answer: $33,600

    100% − 35% − 25% = 40%; $84,000 × 0.40 = $33,600.

  6. A department has 5 employees. Their weekly salaries are $820, $950, $780, $1,100, and $850. What is the average weekly salary?

    Answer: $900

    ($820+$950+$780+$1,100+$850) ÷ 5 = $4,500 ÷ 5 = $900.