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NUMERICAL REASONING TEST

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. If Brown received 5p per mile less than Jennings and Jennings was due

A. £147.00

B. £171.50

C. £196.00

D. £252.00

E. £275.00

AB. £275.80

AC. £292.00

AD. £303.50

AE. £3233.50

BC. None of these

2. 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

3. 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%

4. Over which 2 year period did Devondale Orchards’ total output of pears equal that of apples?

A. 1983-84

B. 1984-85

C. 1985-86

D. 1986-87

E. 1987-88

5. If Simms & Co’s sales reps each receive 32p per mile, how much more than Brown should Jennings have received for week 1?

A. £18.60

B. £24.20

C. £30.80

D. £38.40

E. £44.80

AB. £64.60

AC. £76.80

AD. £88.00

AE. £94.80

BC. Cannot Say

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