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. How many more W German tourists visited France than French tourist visited W Germany in 1981?

A. 740,000
B. 1,910,000
C. 2,311,000
D. 2,650,000
E. 3,131,000
AB. 3,428,000
AC. 3,840,000
AD. 4,016,000
AE. 4,328,000
BC. 4,840,000

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. 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. 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

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