Essential Officer Candidate Questions & Verified
Aviation/Quantitative Solutions 2025/2026
A customer's cable television bill totaled $20 a month. Using the preceding
passage, what portion of the bill was for basic cable service?
A. 25%
B. 33%
C. 50%
D. 75%
E. 85% - correct answer d. The basic cable service fee of $15 is 75% of
$20.
Use the following information to answer questions 11 and 12.
Basic cable television service, which includes 16 channels, costs $15 a
month. The initial labor fee to install the service is $25. A $65 deposit is
required but will be refunded within two years if the customer's bills are paid
in full. Other cable services may be added to the basic service: the movie
channel service is $9.40 a month; the news channels are $7.50 a month;
the arts channels are $5 a month; the sports channels are $4.80 a month.
A custormer's first bill after having cable television installed totaled $112.50.
This customer chose basic cable and one additional cable service. Which
additional service was chosen?
A. The news channels
B. The movie channels
C. The arts channels
, D. The sports channels
E. None of the above - correct answer a. The labor fee ($25) plus the
deposit ($65) plus the basic service ($15) equals $105. The difference
between the total bill, $112.50, and $105 is $7.50, the cost of the news
channels.
Out of every 200 shoppers polled, 60 said they buy fresh vegetables every
week. How many shoppers out of 40,000 could be expected to buy fresh
vegetables every week?
A. 3,600
B. 9,000
C. 12,000
D. 24,000
E. 36,000 - correct answer c. 60 out of 200 is 30%. Thirty percent of
40,000 is 12,000.
Use the following pie chart to answer questions 14 and 15.
Classical 4.5%
Country 27.5%
Jazz 7.5%
Rap 15%
Rock 45.5%
If 400 total songs were downloaded, how many downloads were country
music?
A. 11
B. 28