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 was the appropriate turnover of Barlow Chemicals in 1989?

A. £274,200
B. £324,600
C. £494,300
D. £605,280
E. £804,300
AB. £1,100,000
AC. £1,316,000
AD. £1,576,000
AE. £1,836,000
BC. Cannot Say

2. 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

3. In which category of professional associations did the ratio of graduate to non-graduate admissions in 1984 exceed 10:1?

A. Accountancy & Law
B. Engineering
C. Science & Technology
D. Others
E. None of these

4. How many ferries from the two French ports re due to arrive at Dover between 1.45pm and 4pm (Dover time)?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
AB. 5
AC. 6
AD. 7
AE. 8
BC. None of these

5. If I catch the latest ferry from either French port which is due to arrive in Dover by noon, how long before noon (Dover time) would I arrive?

A. 15 minutues
B. 30 minutues
C. 45 minutes
D. 60 minutes
E. 75 minutes
AB. 90 minutues
AC. 105 minutes
AD. 120 mintues
AE. 135 minutes
BC. Cannot Say

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