Numerical Reasoning : Jo Thompson Recruitment

In this test you will be using facts and figures present in various statistical tables to answer questions designed to assess your ability to evaluate numerical data.

In each question you are given either five or ten options to choose from. One, and only one, of the options is correct in each case.

Please refer to the statistics tables below in order to correctly answer each question.

1. Which professional association had the highest number of new admissions in 1984?

A. Engineering

B. Accountancy & Law

C. Science & Technology

D. Others (Commericial)

E. Others (Technical)

2. If the price of coffee rose by the rate of inflation during 1979, approximately how much higher would the index have been at the start of 1980 than at the start of 1975?

A. 15

B. 21

C. 27

D. 32

E. 38

AB. 43

AC. 49

AD. 54

AE. 61

BC. Cannot say

3. If the output figure for the Galileo field represents crude oil only, which was 30% of the total output with the remainder being water, how many thousands of barrels of water were produced per day along with the oil?

A. 270

B. 340

C. 680

D. 910

E. 1190

AB. 1380

AC. 1700

AD. 2300

AE. 2860

BC. Cannot Say

4. If Devondale Orchard’s crop of apples was or equal value to their crop of pears in 1983, and pears were worth £300 per tonne, how much were apples worth per tonne?

A. £100

B. £125

C. £150

D. £175

E. £200

AB. £225

AC. £250

AD. £275

AE. £300

BC. None of these

5. By approximately what percentage did Barlow Chemicals’ turnover increase during the period 1986-90?

A. 11%

B. 19%

C. 25%

D. 32%

E. 48%

AB. 67%

AC. 75%

AD. 82%

AE. 89%

BC. Cannot say

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NUMERICAL REASONING TEST

1. Which professional association had the highest number of new admissions in 1984?

2. If the price of coffee rose by the rate of inflation during 1979, approximately how much higher would the index have been at the start of 1980 than at the start of 1975?

3. If the output figure for the Galileo field represents crude oil only, which was 30% of the total output with the remainder being water, how many thousands of barrels of water were produced per day along with the oil?

4. If Devondale Orchard’s crop of apples was or equal value to their crop of pears in 1983, and pears were worth £300 per tonne, how much were apples worth per tonne?

5. By approximately what percentage did Barlow Chemicals’ turnover increase during the period 1986-90?

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