Civil Service Examination Mathematics

1.Imani Cole covered a sick coworker at the Harbor Street permit counter and worked 46 hours. That counter pays $18 an hour for the first 40 hours and time and a half after that. What gross pay should payroll enter for Imani?

2.A building inspector drove 18 miles from the office to Cedar Park, 7 miles from the park to the mail annex, and 18 miles back to the office. The city pays $0.50 a mile. How much should the inspector claim?

3.At closing, the Harbor Street permit drawer held 4 $50 bills, 11 $20 bills, 9 $10 bills, 14 $5 bills, and 23 $1 bills. No coins were in the drawer. What was the cash total?

4.The park shed began Monday with 86 rolls of caution tape. Crews used 27 rolls, and the warehouse then delivered 15. How many rolls were on the shelf after the delivery?

5.The permit counter served 46 people on Monday, 38 on Tuesday, 51 on Wednesday, and 41 on Thursday. What was the average number served per day?

6.A mail route leaves the dock at 7:10 a.m. and returns at 11:40 a.m. How many minutes long is the route?

7.Of the 240 fence applications, 15% were missing a lot sketch. How many applications were missing a sketch?

8.Storm cleanup kept park aide Luis Ortega on duty for 43 hours. Straight time is $16 an hour through 40 hours, and every later hour is paid at 1.5 times that rate. What is Luis's gross pay?

9.The park shuttle runs 14 miles from the shed to the beach lot and 14 miles back, and it makes that round trip twice in one day. Reimbursement is $0.40 a mile. What is the reimbursement for that day?

10.The Cedar Park pass box contained 2 $100 bills, 6 $20 bills, 8 $10 bills, and 5 $5 bills. What was the total in the box?

11.The front desk had 140 visitor badges at opening. Staff issued 36 badges and later found 8 unused badges in a jacket. How many badges were on hand then?

12.A mail clerk sorted 120 letters on the early run, 96 on the midday run, and 84 on the late run. What was the average number sorted per run?

13.The permit window opens at 8:30 a.m. and the morning block ends at 11:15 a.m. How many minutes is that block?

14.A mail room handled 180 pieces, and 20% were certified. How many pieces were certified?

15.Nora Patel stayed for a Monday backlog in the North Annex mail room. Her sheet shows 48 hours at $20 an hour, with overtime at time and a half past 40 hours. What amount belongs on Nora's gross-pay line?

16.A records courier's odometer read 21450 at the garage and 21608 on the return, which is 158 miles. The office pays $0.25 a mile. How much is the reimbursement?

17.A badge-deposit envelope held 7 $20 bills, 3 $10 bills, 12 $5 bills, and 16 $1 bills. The clerk then paid out a $20 refund from that envelope. How much cash was left?

18.A mail cabinet started with 250 large envelopes. The morning run took 95 envelopes, and a supply drop added 40. How many large envelopes remained?

19.Wait times at the license window were 12 minutes, 18 minutes, 9 minutes, 15 minutes, and 16 minutes. What was the average wait?

20.A park aide starts a loop at 1:05 p.m. and finishes at 3:50 p.m. How many minutes does the loop take?

21.25% of the 360 park maps were in Spanish. How many Spanish maps were there?

22.At the Cedar Park festival, gate attendant Ben Alvarez worked 42 hours. The parks rate is $16 an hour, and only hours past 40 earn time and a half. What did Ben earn before deductions?

23.Mail-room driver Otis made three 16-mile loops between branch desks. The mileage rate is $0.50. What should Otis claim?

24.The copy-fee tin at the front desk had 15 $5 bills, 28 $1 bills, and 9 $10 bills. What was the tin's total?

25.The map bin held 320 park maps. A school took 80 maps, and the print shop brought 50 more the same afternoon. How many maps were in the bin afterward?

26.The park gate recorded 210 visitors on Friday, 180 on Saturday, and 240 on Sunday. What was the average number of visitors per day?

27.Ballot delivery begins at 6:40 a.m. and the driver signs back in at 9:10 a.m. How many minutes is that delivery?

28.The counter issued 480 receipts, and 10% were reprints. How many receipts were reprints?

29.Election packets kept records clerk Dana Okonkwo working 50 hours. Records pays $22 an hour up to 40 hours and time and a half after that. What gross pay did Dana earn?

30.Ranger Nia drove 9 miles to the east gate, 6 miles along the service road, and 9 miles back. The rate is $0.40 a mile. What is her reimbursement?

31.Shelter fees were collected as 1 $100 bill, 3 $50 bills, 8 $20 bills, 4 $10 bills, and 6 $5 bills. What total should the log show?

32.Oak Hill's key board had 64 gate keys. A ranger checked out 18 keys, and another ranger returned 7 keys before noon. How many keys were on the board then?

33.Phone calls about shelter dates numbered 28, 35, 22, and 31 over four days. What was the average number of calls per day?

34.The records desk covers a special shift from 4:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. How many minutes long is the shift?

35.Of 200 shelter requests, 35% asked for a grill card. How many requests asked for a grill card?

36.Motor-pool driver Samir Haddad logged 44 hours shuttling inspectors. Regular pay is $24 an hour, and overtime at time and a half begins after 40 hours. What is Samir's gross pay?

37.For four clinic-shuttle days, the van covered 22 miles each day. The city pays $0.50 a mile. What is the four-day reimbursement?

38.The map-sale cup held 22 $5 bills, 17 $1 bills, and 6 $10 bills. After a $5 refund for a torn map, how much remained?

39.The receipt drawer started with 500 blank receipts. Clerks used 145 receipts, then a packet of 60 receipts was added. How many blank receipts were left?

40.A courier drove 42 miles, 37 miles, 45 miles, and 36 miles on four workdays. What was the average daily mileage?

41.A clerk starts a packet review at 9:10 a.m., works for 95 minutes, and does not take a break. What time is the review finished?

42.150 visitors took a survey, and 40% asked for a quieter lawn. How many asked for a quieter lawn?

43.During permit-renewal week, front-desk aide Priya Shah worked 47 hours. The desk pays $18 an hour for 40 hours and 1.5 times that rate afterward. What should Priya's gross pay be?

44.A survey aide drove 31 miles to the river gage and 31 miles back on Monday, then did not drive Tuesday. Payment is $0.60 a mile. How much is Monday's claim?

45.Picnic deposits in the green box were 5 $50 bills, 9 $20 bills, 11 $5 bills, and 4 $1 bills. What was the deposit total?

46.There were 92 gravel sacks in the cage. The path crew took 28 sacks, and 6 more were set aside as torn. How many sacks stayed available?

47.Badge photos taken each hour were 8, 11, 14, 9, and 13. What was the average number of photos per hour?

48.Gate training starts at 8:00 a.m. The lesson runs 2 hours, then a 20-minute break, then a 70-minute practice. What time does practice end?

49.The cage had 640 flashlight cells. Crews used 5% of them. How many cells were left?

50.The Oak Hill shed sheet lists 41 hours for crew member Ellis Braun. Pay is $14 an hour, and the only overtime is time and a half after 40 hours. What gross pay does Ellis receive?

51.The night clerk delivered ballots: 8 miles to Ward 1, 5 miles to Ward 2, 12 miles to Ward 4, and 15 miles back. The rate is $0.25 a mile. What should be claimed?

52.The night-window till contained 3 $100 bills, 4 $50 bills, 7 $20 bills, and 10 $1 bills. How much cash was in the till?

53.The counter began the fair with 410 program sheets. Visitors took 175 sheets, and a clerk added 25 sheets from the back room. How many sheets remained?

54.Three clerks proofed 54, 61, and 47 address cards. What was the average number of cards proofed per clerk?

55.A count begins at 2:20 p.m. The clerk counts for 50 minutes, stops for 15 minutes, and counts for 40 more minutes. What time does the count end?

56.8% of the 125 badge forms were incomplete. How many forms were complete?

57.Two mail routes were combined, so June Keller worked 52 hours. She earns $18 an hour, and hours after the first 40 are time and a half. What is June's gross pay for that week?

58.Groundskeeper Ed used a city car for 27 miles on Wednesday and 18 miles on Thursday. Reimbursement is $0.40 a mile. What is the two-day total?

59.A lost-key can held 8 $20 bills, 6 $10 bills, 9 $5 bills, and 13 $1 bills. The aide paid a $25 locksmith bill from the can. How much was left?

60.Battery stock was 75 cells. Night staff installed 18 cells, and purchasing added a box of 24. How many cells were in stock after that?

61.The drop box held 15 forms, 22 forms, 18 forms, 27 forms, and 18 forms on five mornings. What was the average number of forms?

62.The shuttle leaves the yard at 10:05 a.m. The first stop takes 35 minutes of driving, loading takes 25 minutes, and the return drive takes 35 minutes. What time is the shuttle back?

63.A stack of 400 notices had printing errors on 10% of them. How many notices had no printing error?

64.Omar Faris kept the night license window open for 45 hours. The city pays $22 an hour until 40 hours and time and a half after that. How much is Omar's gross pay?

65.Five permit-site visits were 11 miles each, with no extra driving. The rate is $0.60 a mile. How much should be entered for those visits?

66.Boat-ramp fees were 12 $10 bills, 7 $5 bills, 21 $1 bills, and 2 $20 bills in the metal tray. What was the tray total?

67.The leash-tag reel held 200 tags. Adoption day used 46 tags, and 9 tags were spoiled by the printer. How many good tags remained?

68.Overtime hours for a crew across six weeks were 4, 6, 2, 8, 5, and 5. What was the average number of overtime hours per week?

69.Setup for a hearing starts at 7:45 a.m. and needs 150 minutes. What time is setup done?

70.90 address cards were checked, and 30% needed a correction. How many cards needed no correction?

71.Playground inspector Rosa Nguyen spent 49 hours filing repair notes. Straight time is $26 an hour for 40 hours, and further hours earn time and a half. What gross pay should be recorded for Rosa?

72.A locksmith drove 20 miles to the pool, 4 miles to the shed, and 20 miles to the yard. Pay is $0.50 a mile. What is the reimbursement?

73.The archive copy desk ended with 6 $20 bills, 14 $5 bills, and 19 $1 bills. What was the cash count?

74.A forms shelf had 180 change-of-address cards. The desk handed out 55 cards and then shelved a fresh pack of 40. How many cards were on the shelf?

75.A ranger replaced 9, 12, 6, and 13 path markers on four trails. What was the average number of markers per trail?

76.The front desk is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The clerk takes a 45-minute lunch that is not work time. How many minutes does the clerk work?

77.The park sold 80 season passes in May. June sales were 25% higher. How many passes were sold in June?

78.A file move kept archive aide Theo Martin at work for 54 hours. The archive pays $12 an hour, and the rate becomes time and a half after 40 hours. What is Theo's gross pay?

79.The archive van made two round trips of 36 miles each. The mileage rate is $0.25. What is the reimbursement?

80.Election-map sales filled a clasp envelope with 4 $50 bills, 5 $20 bills, 8 $5 bills, and 9 $1 bills. A buyer was refunded $10. How much stayed in the envelope?

81.The cone closet started with 48 cones. A spill crew took 15 cones, and the street crew later returned 6 cones. How many cones were in the closet?

82.Copies made for three hearings were 240, 180, and 300. What was the average number of copies per hearing?

83.A field shift runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with two breaks of 15 minutes and 20 minutes. How many minutes are worked?

84.Last month the desk answered 250 permit calls. This month's calls were 16% higher. How many calls came this month?

85.Holiday coverage at the boat ramp gave Lila Chen a 44-hour week. Parks pay is $18 an hour, with time and a half after 40 hours. What gross pay did Lila earn?

86.On a fog day the inspector cut the usual loop and drove only 13 miles out and 13 miles back. The rate is $0.50 a mile. How much is that claim?

87.The volunteer-shirt box took in 9 $10 bills, 11 $5 bills, 30 $1 bills, and 1 $50 bill. What total did the box hold?

88.Stamp stock was 36 rolls. The mail room mounted 11 rolls, and stores issued 8 additional rolls. How many rolls were on hand afterward?

89.The information line handled 64 questions in week one, 58 in week two, 71 in week three, and 47 in week four. What was the average per week?

90.The mail window is staffed from 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m., aside from a 30-minute meal break. How many minutes are on duty?

91.A reading room had 320 visitors in week 1. Week 2 attendance was 25% higher. How many visitors came in week 2?

92.Hank Rossi covered two switchboard shifts and reached 46 hours. The rate is $24 an hour through 40 hours, and additional hours are time and a half. What is Hank's gross pay?

93.Courier fees use $0.40 a mile. Yesterday's slips show 19 miles before lunch and 26 miles after lunch. What reimbursement do those slips support?

94.Front-desk change for the morning was 10 $20 bills, 10 $10 bills, 10 $5 bills, and 40 $1 bills. What was that change fund?

95.The shelter office had 57 combination locks. It lent 12 locks to Field 2 and received 5 locks back from Field 1. How many locks were in the office then?

96.Petty-cash spending on four errands was $18, $24, $15, and $23. What was the average cost per errand?

97.Walk-in appointments run from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Each appointment is 15 minutes with no gap. How many appointments fit?

98.The boat ramp logged 48 launches in April. May launches were 50% higher. How many launches were logged in May?

99.Amina Diallo counted the supply cage across 51 hours. Cage clerks earn $20 an hour for the first 40 hours and time and a half afterward. What gross pay does Amina earn?

100.A crew truck drove 8 miles to each of six park gates and then stopped for the day. The city pays $0.25 a mile. What is the day's mileage pay?

101.The snack-stand zip bag held 3 $20 bills, 8 $10 bills, 16 $5 bills, and 12 $1 bills. The stand then paid $15 for ice. How much cash remained?

102.Yellow slips on the spindle totaled 28 at 9 a.m. Clerks removed 9 completed slips and clipped on 14 new slips. How many slips were on the spindle?

103.Five map sales brought in $12, $8, $16, $10, and $14. What was the average sale?

104.Notary visits are booked from 9:00 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. in 20-minute visits with no gaps. How many visits can be booked?

105.Of the 90 calls to the park line, 27 were about picnic dates. What percent of the calls were about picnic dates?

106.40 of the 160 filed maps were trail maps. What percent were trail maps?

107.Out of 80 payment slips, 56 were card slips. What percent were card slips?

108.18 of the 120 held packages were picked up on time. What percent were picked up on time?