Civil Service Exams (Cs Num Reasoning) – Page 5

#80. Letty left home and drove at the rate of 50 miles per hour for 2 hours. She stopped for lunch then drove for another 4 hours at 65 mph to reach Los Angeles. How many miles did Letty drive to reach LA?
A 115
B 345
C 360
D 172.5
Answer: 360
#81. Michelle went to SM for the 3-day sale. She bought a new pair of shoes and paid only P2,450 discounted for 20% off. What was the original price of the shoes?
A 12250
B 3062.5
C 2032
D 1960
Answer: 3062.5
#82. If two halves of 2.5 are added to 2.5, the result is?
A 2.5
B 3.5
C 5
D 5.5
Answer: 5
#83. Which of the following is the second least value?
A 97/98
B 9/10
C 4/10
D 6/12
Answer: 4/10
#84. To represent a family budget on a pie chart, how many degrees should be used to represent an item that is 20% of the total budget?
A 20
B 42
C 64
D 72
Answer: 72
#85. B and D are points that lie on line AE, where AB= BC, CD = DE and C is located at the midpoint of AE. What percent of AC is AD?
A 50%
B 125%
C 75%
D 150%
Answer: 150%
#86. If the time now is 11:30 am. What will be the time 16 hours from now?
A 3:30am
B 3:30pm
C 2:30am
D 2:30pm
Answer: 3:30am
#87. What number when increased by 90 % of itself equals 156?
A 82
B 90
C 56
D 65
Answer: 82
#88. Anthony bought a watch and sold it at 35 percent more than its original cost. How much did he earn if the cost of the watch was P ?
A P -0.35P
B P/0.35
C P +0.35P
D 2.35P
Answer: P +0.35P
#89. What is the smallest positive number that will give a remainder of 3 when divided by 4, 5 or 10?
A 13
B 23
C 33
D 43
Answer: 23
#90. How many numbers between 200 and 400 begin and end with 3?
A 110
B 120
C 100
D 99
Answer: 110
#91. A community has a population of 15, 000 which decreases by 200 people per year. Another community has a population of 5,000 people which increases by 800 people per year. In how many years will the population of both communities be equal?
A 30
B 40
C 10
D 20
Answer: 10
#92. Jo answered all 25 test questions he was given. His percent score was taken by giving him 4 pts for every correct answer and by subtracting 1pt for every answer he made. Assuming he obtained a score of 70%, how many questions did he get correctly?
A 16
B 17
C 18
D 19
Answer: 19
#93. How much will it cost to lay 40 sq m of tiles if each sq ft of tire cost P109.5?
A 4,380
B 47, 128
C 14, 367
D 28, 672
Answer: 47, 128
#94. A tenant get 4 sacks of palay for every 7 sacks harvested. If the farmland produced 560 sacks of palay, how many sacks of palay would the tenant get?
A 320
B 120
C 220
D 420
Answer: 320
#95. A group of 40 workers can finish digging a tunnel in 12 days. How many workers can finish the job in 8days?
A 50
B 40
C 60
D 70
Answer: 60
#96. Reviewersph.com is conducting a 200 items mock examination for two hours. What should be your average pace when answering questions, so that you can finish the exam without wasting and overusing of time.
Remember that if license or work is on the line 1 minute or 1 question is very important.
A 1 question per minute
B 5 questions per 3 minutes
C 3 questions per 5 minutes
D 2 items in one minute
Answer: 5 questions per 3 minutes
#97. My mother is always adamant in eating breakfast before leaving the house
A clueless
B forgetful
C uncertain
D resolute
Answer: resolute
#98. That perfume always "evokes" pleasant memories.
A calls up
B confuses
C erases
D angers
Answer: calls up
#99. What part of an hour elapses between 11:50 and 12:14 pm?
A 2/5
B 17/30
C 1/6
D 1/4
Answer: 2/5