Word Problems — Civil Service Exam Practice Questions

200 free civil service exam reviewer questions on Word Problems (Numerical Ability), each with the correct answer and a worked solution.

₱170,000 was invested, part at 3% and the rest at 6% simple annual interest. The total interest after one year was ₱9,600. How much was…
The sum of the ages of Tess and Liza is 48. 3 years ago, Tess was 2 times as old as Liza. How old is Liza now?
How many liters of water must be added to 45 liters of a 70% alcohol solution to reduce it to 45% alcohol?
Mila leaves a town driving at 50 km/h. 1 hour(s) later, Sofia leaves the same town on the same road at 90 km/h. How long after Sofia…
Liza can finish a job in 9 days and Rina in 16 days. They work together for 4 day(s), then Rina leaves. How many days in all does it take…
A pipe can fill a tank in 10 hours, while a drain can empty it in 12 hours. If both are open, how long will it take to fill the empty tank?
Three consecutive odd integers are such that the sum of the first and the third is 62. What is the largest of the three?
Gino has 5 times as much money as Ella. If Gino gives Ella ₱5,200, they will have equal amounts. How much does Gino have?
If students sit 5 to a bench, 7 students have no seat. If they sit 6 to a bench, 2 bench(es) are left empty. How many students are there?
Pia can finish a job in 8 days, Vic in 12 days, and a third worker in 24 days. How long will the job take if all three work together?
What is the smaller angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 12:20?
A train 390 m long travels at 108 km/h. How long does it take to pass a lamp post?
₱110,000 was invested, part at 5% and the rest at 9% simple annual interest. The total interest after one year was ₱6,700. How much was…
The sum of the ages of Joy and Tess is 24. 8 years ago, Joy was 3 times as old as Tess. How old is Tess now?
How many liters of water must be added to 30 liters of a 90% alcohol solution to reduce it to 25% alcohol?
Sofia leaves a town driving at 30 km/h. 1 hour(s) later, Ella leaves the same town on the same road at 50 km/h. How long after Ella starts…
Hazel can finish a job in 11 days and Ben in 14 days. They work together for 3 day(s), then Ben leaves. How many days in all does it take…
A pipe can fill a tank in 2 hours, while a drain can empty it in 3 hours. If both are open, how long will it take to fill the empty tank?
Pia received ₱1,400 as allowance. She spent 3/5 of it on books and 20% of the remainder on food. How much was left?
A delivery van traveled 190 km in 5 hours. Part of the trip was at 30 km/h and the rest at 50 km/h. How many hours did it travel at 30 km/h?
If students sit 5 to a bench, 9 students have no seat. If they sit 6 to a bench, 1 bench(es) are left empty. How many students are there?
What is the smaller angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 2:40?
A train 100 m long travels at 90 km/h. How long does it take to completely cross a bridge 360 m long?
₱220,000 was invested, part at 5% and the rest at 10% simple annual interest. The total interest after one year was ₱12,000. How much was…
How many liters of water must be added to 40 liters of a 90% alcohol solution to reduce it to 20% alcohol?
Ella can finish a job in 13 days and Carlo in 18 days. They work together for 2 day(s), then Carlo leaves. How many days in all does it…
Three consecutive odd integers are such that the sum of the first and the third is 166. What is the largest of the three?
Ramon has 5 times as much money as Mila. If Ramon gives Mila ₱1,200, they will have equal amounts. How much does Ramon have?
If students sit 5 to a bench, 6 students have no seat. If they sit 6 to a bench, 4 bench(es) are left empty. How many students are there?
What is the smaller angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 8:15?
A train 210 m long travels at 36 km/h. How long does it take to completely cross a bridge 250 m long?
₱90,000 was invested, part at 3% and the rest at 8% simple annual interest. The total interest after one year was ₱6,700. How much was…
The sum of the ages of Ivan and Gino is 134. 10 years ago, Ivan was 5 times as old as Gino. How old is Gino now?
Ramon can finish a job in 9 days and Pia in 8 days. They work together for 1 day(s), then Pia leaves. How many days in all does it take to…
A pipe can fill a tank in 6 hours, while a drain can empty it in 10 hours. If both are open, how long will it take to fill the empty tank?
Pia received ₱600 as allowance. She spent 1/3 of it on books and 19% of the remainder on food. How much was left?
Three consecutive odd integers are such that the sum of the first and the third is 106. What is the largest of the three?
If students sit 3 to a bench, 12 students have no seat. If they sit 4 to a bench, 3 bench(es) are left empty. How many students are there?
Marco can finish a job in 9 days, Ella in 18 days, and a third worker in 18 days. How long will the job take if all three work together?
A train 180 m long travels at 90 km/h. How long does it take to pass a lamp post?
₱130,000 was invested, part at 3% and the rest at 6% simple annual interest. The total interest after one year was ₱4,200. How much was…
The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 10. If the digits are reversed, the new number is 54 less than the original. What is the…
The sum of the ages of Ivan and Rina is 26. 3 years ago, Ivan was 4 times as old as Rina. How old is Rina now?
Mila leaves a town driving at 50 km/h. 3 hour(s) later, Liza leaves the same town on the same road at 70 km/h. How long after Liza starts…
Kiko can finish a job in 18 days and Liza in 12 days. They work together for 3 day(s), then Liza leaves. How many days in all does it take…
Pia received ₱1,400 as allowance. She spent 1/2 of it on books and 23% of the remainder on food. How much was left?
Three consecutive odd integers are such that the sum of the first and the third is 234. What is the largest of the three?
A delivery van traveled 360 km in 7 hours. Part of the trip was at 60 km/h and the rest at 30 km/h. How many hours did it travel at 60 km/h?
Jun has 4 times as much money as Nina. If Jun gives Nina ₱5,250, they will have equal amounts. How much does Jun have?
If students sit 4 to a bench, 6 students have no seat. If they sit 5 to a bench, 4 bench(es) are left empty. How many students are there?
What is the smaller angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 10:20?
A train 210 m long travels at 54 km/h. How long does it take to pass a lamp post?
₱250,000 was invested, part at 5% and the rest at 8% simple annual interest. The total interest after one year was ₱19,100. How much was…
The sum of the ages of Vic and Oscar is 54. 9 years ago, Vic was 3 times as old as Oscar. How old is Oscar now?
Vic can finish a job in 19 days and Nina in 14 days. They work together for 1 day(s), then Nina leaves. How many days in all does it take…
Three consecutive odd integers are such that the sum of the first and the third is 98. What is the largest of the three?
If students sit 2 to a bench, 10 students have no seat. If they sit 3 to a bench, 4 bench(es) are left empty. How many students are there?
Ana can finish a job in 6 days, Tess in 10 days, and a third worker in 15 days. How long will the job take if all three work together?
What is the smaller angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 10:10?
A train 380 m long travels at 108 km/h. How long does it take to pass a lamp post?
The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 11. If the digits are reversed, the new number is 27 less than the original. What is the…
The sum of the ages of Paolo and Bea is 44. 4 years ago, Paolo was 2 times as old as Bea. How old is Bea now?
Kiko leaves a town driving at 60 km/h. 2 hour(s) later, Hazel leaves the same town on the same road at 70 km/h. How long after Hazel…
Paolo can finish a job in 17 days and Ben in 8 days. They work together for 1 day(s), then Ben leaves. How many days in all does it take…
A pipe can fill a tank in 3 hours, while a drain can empty it in 6 hours. If both are open, how long will it take to fill the empty tank?
Three consecutive odd integers are such that the sum of the first and the third is 146. What is the largest of the three?
A delivery van traveled 480 km in 9 hours. Part of the trip was at 40 km/h and the rest at 70 km/h. How many hours did it travel at 40 km/h?
Pia has 5 times as much money as Dina. If Pia gives Dina ₱7,200, they will have equal amounts. How much does Pia have?
If students sit 3 to a bench, 7 students have no seat. If they sit 4 to a bench, 1 bench(es) are left empty. How many students are there?
Jun can finish a job in 4 days, Ella in 6 days, and a third worker in 12 days. How long will the job take if all three work together?
What is the smaller angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 12:10?
A train 220 m long travels at 72 km/h. How long does it take to pass a lamp post?
₱290,000 was invested, part at 3% and the rest at 6% simple annual interest. The total interest after one year was ₱12,000. How much was…
The sum of the ages of Ella and Pia is 74. 4 years ago, Ella was 5 times as old as Pia. How old is Pia now?
How many liters of water must be added to 100 liters of a 70% alcohol solution to reduce it to 20% alcohol?
Jun leaves a town driving at 80 km/h. 2 hour(s) later, Bea leaves the same town on the same road at 90 km/h. How long after Bea starts…
Ella can finish a job in 16 days and Jun in 9 days. They work together for 4 day(s), then Jun leaves. How many days in all does it take to…
A pipe can fill a tank in 9 hours, while a drain can empty it in 12 hours. If both are open, how long will it take to fill the empty tank?
Three consecutive odd integers are such that the sum of the first and the third is 82. What is the largest of the three?
A delivery van traveled 210 km in 5 hours. Part of the trip was at 50 km/h and the rest at 40 km/h. How many hours did it travel at 50 km/h?
If students sit 4 to a bench, 12 students have no seat. If they sit 5 to a bench, 3 bench(es) are left empty. How many students are there?
Marco can finish a job in 10 days, Sofia in 12 days, and a third worker in 15 days. How long will the job take if all three work together?
What is the smaller angle between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 12:45?
A train 120 m long travels at 108 km/h. How long does it take to completely cross a bridge 360 m long?
₱240,000 was invested, part at 6% and the rest at 10% simple annual interest. The total interest after one year was ₱15,600. How much was…
The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 10. If the digits are reversed, the new number is 36 less than the original. What is the…
The sum of the ages of Liza and Ana is 53. 9 years ago, Liza was 4 times as old as Ana. How old is Ana now?
Tess leaves a town driving at 50 km/h. 1 hour(s) later, Ben leaves the same town on the same road at 70 km/h. How long after Ben starts…
Joy can finish a job in 19 days and Tess in 13 days. They work together for 1 day(s), then Tess leaves. How many days in all does it take…
A pipe can fill a tank in 4 hours, while a drain can empty it in 6 hours. If both are open, how long will it take to fill the empty tank?
A school play sold 118 tickets: adult tickets at ₱200 and student tickets at ₱60. Total sales were ₱18,000. How many adult tickets were…
A car travels 110 km from Manila to a province at 30 km/h and returns at 60 km/h. What is the average speed for the round trip?
The sum of three consecutive even integers is 210. What is the smallest?
A piggy bank has 37 coins consisting of ₱5 and ₱10 coins, worth ₱330 in all. How many ₱10 coins are there?
Dina can paint a room in 6 hours, while Joy can paint it in 12 hours. How long will it take them working together?
The length of a rectangular lot is 5 m more than its width, and its perimeter is 110 m. What is its area?
The sum of two numbers is 214 and their difference is 102. What is the larger number?
A school play sold 267 tickets: adult tickets at ₱200 and student tickets at ₱80. Total sales were ₱37,200. How many adult tickets were…
A car travels 100 km from Manila to a province at 45 km/h and returns at 90 km/h. What is the average speed for the round trip?
The sum of three consecutive even integers is 300. What is the smallest?
A piggy bank has 47 coins consisting of ₱5 and ₱10 coins, worth ₱315 in all. How many ₱10 coins are there?
Ivan can paint a room in 5 hours, while Sofia can paint it in 20 hours. How long will it take them working together?
The length of a rectangular lot is 14 m more than its width, and its perimeter is 92 m. What is its area?
The sum of two numbers is 273 and their difference is 31. What is the larger number?
A school play sold 221 tickets: adult tickets at ₱120 and student tickets at ₱100. Total sales were ₱23,800. How many adult tickets were…
A car travels 80 km from Manila to a province at 60 km/h and returns at 90 km/h. What is the average speed for the round trip?
The sum of three consecutive even integers is 348. What is the smallest?
A piggy bank has 55 coins consisting of ₱5 and ₱10 coins, worth ₱460 in all. How many ₱10 coins are there?
A father is 3 times as old as his son. In 7 years, he will be 2 times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
The length of a rectangular lot is 16 m more than its width, and its perimeter is 56 m. What is its area?
The sum of two numbers is 264 and their difference is 36. What is the larger number?
A school play sold 103 tickets: adult tickets at ₱200 and student tickets at ₱80. Total sales were ₱16,400. How many adult tickets were…
The sum of three consecutive even integers is 192. What is the smallest?
A piggy bank has 40 coins consisting of ₱5 and ₱10 coins, worth ₱270 in all. How many ₱10 coins are there?
Sofia can paint a room in 20 hours, while Nina can paint it in 30 hours. How long will it take them working together?
The length of a rectangular lot is 7 m more than its width, and its perimeter is 82 m. What is its area?
The sum of two numbers is 162 and their difference is 120. What is the larger number?
A school play sold 126 tickets: adult tickets at ₱200 and student tickets at ₱80. Total sales were ₱14,040. How many adult tickets were…
A car travels 120 km from Manila to a province at 45 km/h and returns at 90 km/h. What is the average speed for the round trip?
The sum of three consecutive even integers is 78. What is the smallest?
A piggy bank has 74 coins consisting of ₱5 and ₱10 coins, worth ₱570 in all. How many ₱10 coins are there?
Two buses 320 km apart travel toward each other at 100 km/h and 60 km/h. After how many hours will they meet?
Sofia can paint a room in 3 hours, while Oscar can paint it in 12 hours. How long will it take them working together?
A father is 5 times as old as his son. In 39 years, he will be 2 times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
The length of a rectangular lot is 8 m more than its width, and its perimeter is 100 m. What is its area?
The sum of two numbers is 85 and their difference is 27. What is the larger number?
A school play sold 197 tickets: adult tickets at ₱150 and student tickets at ₱60. Total sales were ₱22,440. How many adult tickets were…
A car travels 100 km from Manila to a province at 30 km/h and returns at 60 km/h. What is the average speed for the round trip?
The sum of three consecutive even integers is 108. What is the smallest?
A piggy bank has 49 coins consisting of ₱5 and ₱10 coins, worth ₱445 in all. How many ₱10 coins are there?
Two buses 260 km apart travel toward each other at 60 km/h and 70 km/h. After how many hours will they meet?
Rina can paint a room in 12 hours, while Gino can paint it in 36 hours. How long will it take them working together?
A father is 5 times as old as his son. In 15 years, he will be 3 times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
The length of a rectangular lot is 4 m more than its width, and its perimeter is 104 m. What is its area?
The sum of two numbers is 121 and their difference is 85. What is the larger number?
A school play sold 203 tickets: adult tickets at ₱120 and student tickets at ₱50. Total sales were ₱19,810. How many adult tickets were…
A car travels 40 km from Manila to a province at 40 km/h and returns at 120 km/h. What is the average speed for the round trip?
The sum of three consecutive even integers is 288. What is the smallest?
A piggy bank has 55 coins consisting of ₱5 and ₱10 coins, worth ₱365 in all. How many ₱10 coins are there?
Two buses 1080 km apart travel toward each other at 100 km/h and 80 km/h. After how many hours will they meet?
Ivan can paint a room in 6 hours, while Liza can paint it in 9 hours. How long will it take them working together?
A father is 5 times as old as his son. In 9 years, he will be 3 times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
The length of a rectangular lot is 10 m more than its width, and its perimeter is 100 m. What is its area?
The sum of two numbers is 259 and their difference is 11. What is the larger number?
A school play sold 144 tickets: adult tickets at ₱200 and student tickets at ₱80. Total sales were ₱20,640. How many adult tickets were…
A car travels 110 km from Manila to a province at 50 km/h and returns at 75 km/h. What is the average speed for the round trip?
The sum of three consecutive even integers is 342. What is the smallest?
A piggy bank has 23 coins consisting of ₱5 and ₱10 coins, worth ₱205 in all. How many ₱10 coins are there?
Two buses 750 km apart travel toward each other at 90 km/h and 60 km/h. After how many hours will they meet?
Rina can paint a room in 10 hours, while Bea can paint it in 40 hours. How long will it take them working together?
Twice a number decreased by 19 is 7. What is the number?
A bus travels at an average speed of 90 km/h for 3 hours. How far does it travel?
Ben is 13 years older than Ramon. If Ramon is 22 years old now, how old will Ben be in 8 years?
Paolo bought 6 cans of sardines at ₱33 each and 5 packs of noodles at ₱50 each from a sari-sari store. If Paolo paid with ₱600, how much…
The sum of three consecutive integers is 288. What is the largest of the three?
A canteen sells meals at ₱47 each. How many meals can be bought with ₱200, and how much is left?
A government office opens at 7:00 AM and closes at 5:45 PM. How many hours is it open?
A bus travels at an average speed of 70 km/h for 3 hours. How far does it travel?
Ana is 24 years older than Nina. If Nina is 22 years old now, how old will Ana be in 4 years?
Oscar bought 6 cans of sardines at ₱26 each and 5 packs of noodles at ₱29 each from a sari-sari store. If Oscar paid with ₱500, how much…
The sum of three consecutive integers is 315. What is the largest of the three?
A canteen sells meals at ₱20 each. How many meals can be bought with ₱100, and how much is left?
A government office opens at 7:00 AM and closes at 7:00 PM. How many hours is it open?
Suppose a jeepney charges ₱13 for the first 4 km and ₱1.80 for each additional kilometer. How much is the fare for a 18-km ride?
Four times a number decreased by 13 is 223. What is the number?
A bus travels at an average speed of 80 km/h for 8 hours. How far does it travel?
Tess is 6 years older than Joy. If Joy is 25 years old now, how old will Tess be in 14 years?
Carlo bought 3 cans of sardines at ₱9 each and 4 packs of noodles at ₱17 each from a sari-sari store. If Carlo paid with ₱200, how much…
The sum of three consecutive integers is 225. What is the largest of the three?
A canteen sells meals at ₱48 each. How many meals can be bought with ₱500, and how much is left?
A government office opens at 9:00 AM and closes at 2:00 PM. How many hours is it open?
Suppose a jeepney charges ₱13 for the first 4 km and ₱1.80 for each additional kilometer. How much is the fare for a 5-km ride?
Twice a number decreased by 6 is 16. What is the number?
A bus travels at an average speed of 100 km/h for 3.5 hours. How far does it travel?
Pia is 4 years older than Bea. If Bea is 27 years old now, how old will Pia be in 14 years?
Kiko bought 2 cans of sardines at ₱9 each and 5 packs of noodles at ₱36 each from a sari-sari store. If Kiko paid with ₱300, how much…
The sum of three consecutive integers is 543. What is the largest of the three?
A canteen sells meals at ₱51 each. How many meals can be bought with ₱400, and how much is left?
A government office opens at 8:00 AM and closes at 2:00 PM. How many hours is it open?
Suppose a jeepney charges ₱13 for the first 4 km and ₱1.80 for each additional kilometer. How much is the fare for a 6-km ride?
Four times a number decreased by 15 is 85. What is the number?
A bus travels at an average speed of 80 km/h for 1.5 hours. How far does it travel?
Hazel bought 2 cans of sardines at ₱24 each and 3 packs of noodles at ₱56 each from a sari-sari store. If Hazel paid with ₱400, how much…
The sum of three consecutive integers is 366. What is the largest of the three?
A canteen sells meals at ₱66 each. How many meals can be bought with ₱600, and how much is left?
A government office opens at 6:00 AM and closes at 4:45 PM. How many hours is it open?
Suppose a jeepney charges ₱13 for the first 4 km and ₱1.80 for each additional kilometer. How much is the fare for a 15-km ride?
Four times a number decreased by 23 is 165. What is the number?
A bus travels at an average speed of 100 km/h for 2.5 hours. How far does it travel?
Ivan is 22 years older than Bea. If Bea is 8 years old now, how old will Ivan be in 13 years?
Kiko bought 6 cans of sardines at ₱36 each and 1 packs of noodles at ₱51 each from a sari-sari store. If Kiko paid with ₱400, how much…
The sum of three consecutive integers is 303. What is the largest of the three?
A canteen sells meals at ₱35 each. How many meals can be bought with ₱200, and how much is left?
A government office opens at 7:00 AM and closes at 4:30 PM. How many hours is it open?
Suppose a jeepney charges ₱13 for the first 4 km and ₱1.80 for each additional kilometer. How much is the fare for a 16-km ride?
Three times a number decreased by 21 is 117. What is the number?
A bus travels at an average speed of 50 km/h for 5 hours. How far does it travel?
Ana is 10 years older than Rina. If Rina is 11 years old now, how old will Ana be in 15 years?
Tess bought 6 cans of sardines at ₱13 each and 1 packs of noodles at ₱35 each from a sari-sari store. If Tess paid with ₱200, how much…
The sum of three consecutive integers is 234. What is the largest of the three?