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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. What proportion of Devondale Orchards’ total production in 1985 was accounted for by pears?

A. 20%

B. 25%

C. 30%

D. 35%

E. 40%

AB. 45%

AC. 50%

AD. 55%

BC. 65%

2. How many daily sailings are there from Dover to Boulogne?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

E. 7

AB. 8

AC. 9

AD. 10

AE. 11

BC. None of these

3. 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

4. If pears sold for £385 per tonne what was the value of Devondale Orchards’ crop of pears for 1987?

A. £7475

B. £8475

C. £9475

D. £10,475

E. £11,475

AB. £12,475

AC. £13,475

AD. £14,475

AE. £15,475

BC. Cannot Say

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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