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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. 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. 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

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 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. 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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