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Numerical Reasoning Test 1
Solutions Booklet
Instructions
This numerical reasoning test comprises 18 questions, and you will have 60 seconds per
question. Calculators are permitted for this test, and it is recommended you have some rough
paper to work on.
This example test has two subtests. The first subtest assesses your ability to perform
numerical calculations and the second subtest assesses your ability to make decisions based
on numerical data.
This first subtest comprises nine questions and you will have 60 seconds to answer each
question. This subtest measures your ability to interpret numerical information and perform
calculations. You will be presented with short numerical problems, requiring a number of
calculations to solve. For each question you will be presented with five possible options, only
one of which is correct. You will need a calculator and some rough paper to complete this
subtest.
You will have to work quickly and accurately to perform well in this test. If you don't know the
answer to a question, leave it and come back to it if you have time. Each question will have
five possible answers, one of which is correct. If the exact correct answer is not provided,
select the closest possible answer. You may click Back and Next during the test to review or
skip questions.
You can submit your test at any time. If the time limit is up before you click submit the test will
automatically be submitted with the answers you have selected. It is recommended to keep
working until the time limit is up.
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Q1
A company wants to increase its sales force by 20% and simultaneously
lower the number of all non-sales staff by 7.5%. The company currently has
30 sales personnel and 120 non-sales personnel, what will be the total
number of staff after the desired changes in headcount are made?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
147
149
151
153
155
Step 1 – Calculate the desired number of sales staff at the company by increasing the original
number of sales staff by 20% (1.20).
30 x 1.20 = 36 desired sales personnel
Step 2 – Calculate the desired number of non-sales personnel at the company by decreasing
the original number of non-sales staff by 7.5% (0.925).
120 x 0.925 = 111 member of non-sales staff
Step 3 – Combine the number of sales staff and non-sales staff after the desired change is
made.
36 + 111 = 147 members of staff
Thus the correct answer is (A) 147 members of staff
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Q2
At the current exchange rate, 1 Pound Sterling (£) is equal to 143.37
Japanese Yen (¥). Also, 1 Euro (€) is equal to 125.38 Japanese Yen. How
much in Pounds Sterling (£) is €1,827?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
£1,348.50
£1,483.00
£1,597.75
£1,718.25
£1,928.75
Step 1 – Calculate how much €1,827 is worth in yen by multiplying the number of euros by
the current euro-yen exchange rate.
1,827 x 125.38 = ¥229,069.26
Step 2 – Calculate how much ¥229,069.26 is worth in pounds sterling by dividing the number
of yen by the current yen-pounds exchange rate.
229,069.26 / 143.37 = 1597.748901 = £1,597.75
Thus the correct answer is (C) £1,597.75
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Q3
Staff turnover at HCG Ltd for 2012 was 15%. 35% of leaving staff were
directly headhunted by competitors, 20% left due to redundancy, 30%
resigned due to personal issues with the company and 15% had their
employment involuntarily terminated. By the end of 2012 there were 3,827
employees at HCG Ltd, how many employees had been made redundant
during 2012?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
90
105
120
135
150
Step 1 – Calculate the total number of employees at the start of 2012 by decreasing the
number of employees at the end of 2012 by 85% (0.85) to identify what the number of staff
was before the 15% decrease. Then subtract this from the total number of employees at the
end of 2012 to identify how many employees have left.
3,827 / 0.85 = 4,502 employees
4,502 - 3,827 =675 employees
Step 2 – Calculate 20% (0.20) of the total number of employees that had left to identify how
many employees were made redundant.
675 x 0.20 = 135 employees
Thus the correct answer is (D) 135 employees
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Q4
Aisha sells 3 products: product A; product B and product C. In March, Aisha
sold 3,570 units in total. The numbers of units sold for products A, B and C is
in the ratio 10:5:2 respectively. How many units of B and C combined were
sold by Aisha in march?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
1,470 units
1,580 units
1,690 units
1,800 units
1,910 units
Step 1 – Calculate the number of units of product B and C sold.
3570 / (10 + 5 + 2) = 3570 / 17 = 210
Product B = 210 x 5 = 1,050 units
Product C = 210 x 2 = 420 units
Step 2 – Combine the number of product B and C units sold to identify the total number of
products sold.
1,050 + 420 = 1,470 units
Thus the correct answer is (A) 1,470 units
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Q5
The distance between City A and City B is 178km. Ricardo’s car has a fuel
economy of 35 miles to the gallon. If a litre of petrol costs £1.32, how much
money would Ricardo spend on petrol traveling from City A to City B? (1 mile
= 1.609344 kilometres; 1 gallon = 4.54609 litres)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
£16.78
£18.96
£20.10
£22.93
£25.83
Step 1 – Convert the number of Kilometres from City A to City B into miles.
178 km / 1.609344 = 110.6040722 miles
Step 2 – Identify the petrol usage during the journey from City A to City B by identifying how
many gallon of petrol are used, and then converting this figure into litres.
110.6040722 / 35 = 3.160116349 gallons of petrol
3.160116349 x 4.54609 = 14.36617333 litres of petrol
Step 3 – Calculate the cost of the petrol consumed in order to reach City B from City A by
multiplying the volume of petrol used by its price per litre.
14.36617333 x £1.32 = £18.9633488 = £18.96
Thus the correct answer is (B) £18.96
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Q6
An employee at a call centre has recently undergone advanced telesales
training. It was calculated that after the training, the employee has increased
their sales performance by 5% and was now generating on average £1,050
in revenue per week. The advanced telesales training cost £3,000, how long
would it take the employee to generate enough additional revenue to meet
the costs of the training course, based on the employees sales performance
increase?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
50 weeks
55 weeks
60 weeks
65 weeks
70 weeks
Step 1 – Calculate the sales performance increase by identifying the original sales
performance and subtracting it from the new sales performance.
£1,050 / 1.05 = £1,000
£1,050 - £1,000 = £50 per week
Step 2 – Calculate how long it would take to generate a return on investment from the training
course by dividing the total cost of the training program by the weekly performance increase.
3,000 / 50 = 60 weeks
Thus the correct answer is (C) 60 weeks
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Q7
A river has an average rate of water flow of 59.6 m 3/s. This river has three
tributaries, tributary A, B and C, which account for 36%, 47% and 17% of
water flow respectively. How much water is discharged in 30 minutes from
tributary B?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
3
40,190.7 m
3
42,837.9 m
3
45,383.8 m
3
47,573.2 m
3
50,421.6 m
Step 1 – Calculate the average rate of water flow of tributary B by identifying 47% (0.47) of
the total water flow of the river.
3
3
59.6 m /s x 0.47 = 28.012 m /s
Step 2 – Calculate the total water flow of tributary B in 30 minutes by multiplying the water
flow of tributary B by 60 (identifying water flow per minute) and then multiplying that figure by
30 (identifying water flow per 30 minutes).
3
3
28.012 m /s x 60 x 30 = 50,421.6 m
3
Thus the correct answer is (E) 50,421.6 m
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Q8
A quarter of all staff at Casper and John Partners Ltd are eligible for a fully
funded company car. However 1/2 of eligible employees have opted out of
the company car scheme and 1/8th of opted out eligible employees have
stated their reasons for doing so are due to environmental concerns. What
fraction of employees at Casper and John Partners Ltd opted out of the
company car scheme due to environmental concerns?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
1/61
1/64
1/67
1/69
1/70
Step 1 – Identify the fraction of employees that have opted out of the company car scheme by
dividing the number of opted out employees by 2 (½).
¼/2=⅛
Step 2 – Identify the fraction of employees that opted out of the company car scheme due to
environmental concerns by dividing the opted out employee number by 8 (1/8).
⅛ / 8 = 1/64
Thus the correct answer is (B) 1/64
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Q9
In February a website received 62.42% of its traffic from search engines,
16.87% of its traffic from referrals from other websites and 20.71% of its
traffic from direct visits. February’s referral traffic generated by Facebook
provided 865 visits, the student room provided 632 visits and the remaining
traffic from other websites provided 235 visits. How much traffic did the
website receive during February in total?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
6,896 visits
7,589 visits
8,758 visits
9,896 visits
10,267 visits
Step 1 – Calculate the total number of referral visits during February by combining the referral
traffic figures from Facebook, the student room and other websites.
865 + 632 + 235 = 1,732 visits
Step 2 – Calculate the total number of visits during February by dividing the number of
referral visits by 16.87% (0.1687).
1,732 / 0.1687 = 10,266.7457 = 10,267 visits
Thus the correct answer is (E) 10,267 visits
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Instructions
Numerical Subtest 2 of 2
This second subtest comprises nine questions and you will have 60 seconds to answer each
question. This subtest measures your ability to make decisions and apply decision-making
rules based on numerical data. You will be presented with tables of numerical data, and your
task is to make real-world decisions based on its contents. For each question you will be
presented with six possible options, only one of which is correct. You will need a calculator
and some rough paper to complete this subtest.
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Q10
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
You want to invest in the commodity with the highest combined rating of
“Liquidity" and "Forecast". Which commodity should you invest in?
Wheat
Oats
Rice
Corn
Soybeans
None of the above
Step 1 – Combine the ratings for “Liquidity” and “Forecast” and identify the largest combined
rating.
Wheat = 2 + 10 = 12
Oats = 6 + 4 = 10
Rice = 10 + 3 = 13
Corn = 8 + 5 = 14
Soybeans = 7 + 9 = 16
Thus the correct answer is (E) Soybeans
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Q11
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
You select the commodities with no ratings at or below "Very Low". Of the
selected commodities, you choose the two cheapest per tonne. You then
invest in the commodity with the fewest ratings at or below "Above Average".
Which commodity do you invest in?
Wheat
Oats
Rice
Corn
Soybeans
None of the above
Step 1 – Select the commodities with no ratings at or below “Very low”
Wheat = 2 ratings at or below “Very Low”
Oats = 1 rating at or below “Very Low”
Rice = 0 ratings at or below “Very Low”
Corn = 0 ratings at or below “Very Low”
Soybeans = 0 ratings at or below “Very Low”
Step 2 – Of the applicable commodities, select the two cheapest commodities per tonne.
Rice = £219.20
Corn = £116.00
Soybeans = £279.20
Step 3 – Of the applicable commodities, select the commodity with the fewest ratings at or
below “Above Average”
Rice = 3 ratings at or below “Above Average”
Corn = 1 rating at or below “Above Average”
Thus the correct answer is (D) Corn
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Q12
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
You only want to invest in a commodity with a "Liquidity" to "Forecast" ratings
ratio of 1:1 or above. Which commodity do you invest in?
Wheat
Oats
Rice
Corn
Soybeans
None of the above
Step 1 – Calculate the “Liquidity" to "Forecast" ratio for each commodity and identify the
commodity with a ratio of 1:1 or above.
Wheat = 8 / 10 = 0.8
Oats = 7 / 4 = 1.75
Rice = 7 / 10 = 0.7
Corn = 4 / 5 = 0.8
Soybeans = 1 / 9 = 0.9
Thus the correct answer is (B) Oats
Tip: you could save time on this question simply by looking at the data and seeing which one
has a Liquidity rating higher than a Forecast rating.
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Q13
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
Of the commodities with a "Price per Tonne" lower than £200, you select the
commodity with the highest number of ratings between "Medium " and
"High". Which commodity do you select?
Wheat
Oats
Rice
Corn
Soybeans
None of the above
Step 1 – Identify the commodities with a "Price per Tonne" lower than £200
Wheat = £164.20
Oats = £219.90
Rice = £241.30
Corn = £220.90
Soybeans = £180.30
Step 2 – Of the applicable commodities, select the commodity with the highest number of
ratings between "Medium" and "High".
Wheat = 3 ratings between “Medium” and “High”
Soybeans = 1 rating between “Medium” and “High”
Thus the correct answer is (A) Wheat
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Q14
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
You want to invest in the commodity with both an average rating of "High" or
more across all features, and a rating of at least "High" for "Performance".
Which commodity do you invest in?
Wheat
Oats
Rice
Corn
Soybeans
None of the above
Step 1 – Identify the commodities with an average rating of “High” across all features
Wheat = (8 + 4 + 7 + 3) / 4 = 5.5
Oats= (10 + 6 + 6 + 3) / 4 = 6.25
Rice= (4 + 10 + 5 + 10) / 4 = 7.25
Corn= (1 + 1 + 4 + 2) / 4 = 2
Soybeans = (6 + 3 + 4 + 7) / 4 = 5
Step 2 – Of the applicable commodities, identify the commodity with a rating of “High” or more
for “Performance”
Rice = rating of 4 for performance
Thus the correct answer is (F) None of the above
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Q15
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
You want to invest in the commodity with a “Price per Tonne” of less than
£200 per Tonne, and with no ratings at or below "Low". Which commodity do
you invest in?
Wheat
Oats
Rice
Corn
Soybeans
None of the above
Step 1 – Identify the commodities with a “Price per Tonne” of less than £200
Wheat = £191.90
Oats = £252.80
Rice = £215.90
Corn = £171.60
Soybeans = £270.60
Step 2 – Of the applicable commodities, identify the commodities with no ratings at or below
“Low”
Wheat = 0 ratings at or below “Low”
Corn = 2 ratings at or below “Low”
Thus the correct answer is (A) Wheat
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Q16
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
You do not want to invest in a commodity with a "Performance" rating lower
than its rating for "Forecast”, a “Volatility” rating at or above "High", or a price
per tonne of £200 or higher. Which commodity could you invest in?
Wheat
Oats
Rice
Corn
Soybeans
None of the above
Step 1 – identify the commodities with “Performance” ratings higher than its “Forecast” ratings
Wheat = 8 : 9
Oats = 9 : 8
Rice = 8 : 7
Corn = 7 : 9
Soybeans = 2 : 10
Step 2 – Of the applicable commodities, identify the commodities with a “Volatility” rating
below “High”.
Oats = 7
Rice = 8
Thus the correct answer is (F) None of the above
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Q17
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
You want to either invest in a commodity with no ratings at or below
"Medium", or a commodity with an average "Performance" and "Liquidity"
rating of "Above Average" or higher and a commodity with a "Price per
Tonne" of £150 or lower. Which commodity do you invest in?
Wheat
Oats
Rice
Corn
Soybeans
None of the above
Step 1 – Identify a commodity with no ratings below “Medium”
Wheat = 2 ratings at or below “Medium”
Oats = 2 ratings at or below “Medium”
Rice = 1 rating at or below “Medium”
Corn = 2 ratings at or below “Medium”
Soybeans = 2 ratings at or below “Medium”
Step 2 – Identify a commodity with an average “Performance” and “Liquidity” rating of “High”
or higher.
Wheat = (6 + 6) / 2 = 6
Oats = (5 + 8) / 2 = 6.5
Rice = (5 + 7) / 2 = 6
Corn = (10 + 1) / 2 = 5.5
Soybeans = (5 + 7) / 2 = 6
Step 3 – Identify the commodity with a “Price per Tonne” lower than £150
Wheat = £255.40
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Oats = £259.20
Rice = £150.10
Corn = £190.30
Soybeans = £111.60
Thus the correct answer is (E) Soybeans
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Q18
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
You consider "Performance" to be 50% more important than "Forecast",
which you consider to be 30% more important than either of the other two
ratings. With this in mind, which commodity would have the highest weighted
average across all four ratings?
Wheat
Oats
Rice
Corn
Soybeans
None of the above
Step 1 – Increase the “Forecast” rating by 30% for each commodity
Wheat = 10 x 1.3 = 13
Oats = 9 x 1.3 = 11.7
Rice = 2 x 1.3 = 2.6
Corn = 6 x 1.3 = 7.8
Soybeans = 5 x 1.3 = 6.5
Step 2 – Increase the “Performance” rating by 30% and then 50% for each commodity
Wheat = 7 x 1.3 x 1.5 = 13.65
Oats = 9 x 1.3 x 1.5 = 17.55
Rice = 4 x 1.3 x 1.5 = 7.8
Corn = 10 x 1.3 x 1.5 = 19.5
Soybeans = 3 x 1.3 x 1.5 = 5.85
Step 3 – Calculate the weighted average across all four features, and identify the commodity
with the largest average
Wheat = (13.65+13+8+5) / 4 = 9.9125
Oats = (17.55+11.7+8+1) / 4 = 9.5625
Rice = (7.8+2.6+8+5) / 4 = 5.85
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Corn = (19.5+7.8+6+6) / 4 = 9.825
Soybeans = (5.85+6.5+7+9) / 4 = 7.0875
Thus the correct answer is (D) Corn
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