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. Which field produced the most oil in 1984 (not 1985)?

A. Orion

B. Jupiter

C. Galileo

D. Sirius

E. Neptune

3. If Brown received 5p per mile less than Jennings and Jennings was due

A. £147.00

B. £171.50

C. £196.00

D. £252.00

E. £275.00

AB. £275.80

AC. £292.00

AD. £303.50

AE. £3233.50

BC. None of these

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. What was the approximate percentage fall (to the nearest 5%) in the price of coffee from the beginning of 1978?

A. None

B. 5%

C. 10%

D. 15%

E. 20%

AB. 25%

AC. 30%

AD. 35%

AE. 40%

BC. Cannot Say

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