NYPA Practice Questions for Numerical Computation Section

Examples of the types of questions that appear in the Numerical Computation section appear below. While these are not the actual questions, in the Numerical Computation section, they are similar. The answers to these questions are at the end of this section.

Practice Questions

1. 35% of 90 is:

A. 3.25

B. 31.5

C. 30.75

D. 3125.0

E. None of the above.

2. The fraction equivalent of .625 is:

A. 5/8

B. 3/4

C. 7/8

D. 3/16

E. None of the above.

3. Add the following fractions:

2-9/32 + 1-3/64 + 1-3/16 =

A. 3-33/64

B. 4-33/16

C. 4-33/64

D. 5-3/32

E. None of the above.

4. The Area (A) of a Rectangle is equal to the Length (L) times the Width (W), or (A = L x W). If the length of a rectangle is 24 and the width of the rectangle is 12, the area of the rectangle is:

A. 288

B. 2

C. 0.5

D. 308

E. None of the above.

5. In the diagram below, the sine of the angle at A is equal to side BC divided by side AB. The sine of angle A is therefore equal to:

A. 0.80

B. 0.75

C. 1.333

D. 0.60

E. None of the above.

6. A completely empty water tank must be filled. The tank can hold a maximum of 1,000 gallons. A mechanic begins filling the tank at a rate of 20 gallons per minute with a pump that is working correctly. After 50 minutes the tank should be full but only holds 800 gallons of water. The mechanic suspects the tank is leaking. Assuming the tank is leaking, the leak rate of the tank is:

A. 4 gallons per minute.

B. 5 gallons per minute.

C. 8 gallons per minute.

D. 10 gallons per minute.

E. None of the above.

7. Solve the following equation for x:

7(30 + x)-300 = 1

A. x = 7

B. x = 9

C. x = 11

D. x = 13

E. None of the above.

Numerical Computation Practice Questions Answer Key
1.	B
2.	A
3.	C
4.	A
5.	D
6.	A
7.	D