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. How much higher was the coffee index at the beginning of 1977 than if it had risen with the general inflation rate in 1975 and 1976?

A. 7.4

B. 8.6

C. 9.4

D. 10.6

E. 12.6

AB. 14.4

AC. 16.6

AD. 18.4

AE. 20.6

BC. Cannot Say

2. Which is the first available ferry after 12.50pm (Dover time) to leave Dover for the either French port?

A. 1pm to Calais

B. 1.15pm to Calais

C. 1.30pm to Calais

D. 1.45pm to Calais

E. 2pm to Calais

AB. 1pm to Boulogne

AB. 1.15pm to Boulogne

AD. 1.30pm to Boulogne

AE. 1.45pm to Boulogne

BC. None of these

3. What was the approximate percentage fall (to the nearest 5%) in the price of coffee from the beginning of 1978?

A. None

B. 5%

C. 10%

D. 15%

E. 20%

AB. 25%

AC. 30%

AD. 35%

AE. 40%

BC. Cannot Say

4. What proportion of the total populations of the 4 tourist nations shown was equivalent to the number visiting Italy in 1981?

A. 0.1%

B. 02%

C. 0.3%

D. 0.4%

E. 1%

AB. 2%

AC. 3%

AD. 4%

AE. 10%

BC. 20%

5. Approximately what proportion of all new admissions to science & technology associations in 1984 were non-graduates?

A. 10%

B. 20%

C. 25%

D. 33%

E. 40%

AB. 50%

AC. 55%

AD. 60%

AE. 65%

BC. Cannot Say

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NUMERICAL REASONING TEST

1. How much higher was the coffee index at the beginning of 1977 than if it had risen with the general inflation rate in 1975 and 1976?

2. Which is the first available ferry after 12.50pm (Dover time) to leave Dover for the either French port?

3. What was the approximate percentage fall (to the nearest 5%) in the price of coffee from the beginning of 1978?

4. What proportion of the total populations of the 4 tourist nations shown was equivalent to the number visiting Italy in 1981?

5. Approximately what proportion of all new admissions to science & technology associations in 1984 were non-graduates?

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