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. Between which years did Barlow Chemical’ pre-tax profit as a percentage of capital decrease?

A. 1986-87 & 1987-88
B. 1986-87 & 1988,89
C. 1987-88 & 1989-90
D. 1987-88 & 1988-89
E. 1988-89 & 1989-90

2. Between which two weeks was there the greatest proportional increase or decrease in Brown’s mileage, relative to the previous week?

A. Weeks 1-2
B. Weeks 2-3
C. Weeks 3-4
D. Weeks 4-5
E. 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. By approximately what percentage did Barlow Chemicals’ turnover increase during the period 1986-90?

A. 11%
B. 19%
C. 25%
D. 32%
E. 48%
AB. 67%
AC. 75%
AD. 82%
AE. 89%
BC. Cannot say

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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