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 output for the Neptune field increased by 50% in 1986, by how many thousands of barrels would its average daily output be more or less in 1986 compared with output in 1984?

A. 40 less
B. 20 less
C. the same
D. 20 more
E. 40 more
AB. 70 more
AC. 110 more
AD. 160 more
AE. 220 more
BC. Cannot say

2. What will the time be in Dover when the last ferry arrives from either French port?

A. 8.00pm
B. 9.00pm
C. 9.45pm
D. 10.15pm
E. 11.30pm
AB. 12.30am
AC. 1.00am
AD. 1.30am
AE. 2.00am
BC. 2.30am

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. 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

5. If I catch the latest ferry from either French port which is due to arrive in Dover by noon, how long before noon (Dover time) would I arrive?

A. 15 minutues
B. 30 minutues
C. 45 minutes
D. 60 minutes
E. 75 minutes
AB. 90 minutues
AC. 105 minutes
AD. 120 mintues
AE. 135 minutes
BC. Cannot Say

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