Civil Service
Arithmetic Reasoning
Practice Test Results
Question
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43% answer correctly
The total water usage for a city is 450,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 15% is for personal use and 44% is for industrial use. How much more water is used for personal use than for industrial purposes?
198,000 gallons
265,500 gallons
67,500 gallons
130,500 gallons
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2
32% answer correctly
Sam`s sports card collection contains football, baseball, and basketball cards. If the ratio of football to baseball cards is 9 to 2 and the ratio of baseball to basketball cards is 9 to 1, what is the ratio of football to basketball cards?
72:2
9:1
81:2
18:3
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22% answer correctly
A circular logo is enlarged to fit the lid of a jar. The new diameter is 70% larger than the original. By what percentage has the area of the logo increased?