Numerical Reasoning

Practice Test 3

Question Booklet

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Q1 What is the average hours worked per year per person for Oslo and Athens
combined?

3,331 1,703 1,782 1,679

Q2 A working day in Dublin consists of eight hours. If the average number of days holiday
taken were to be reduced by two, what would be the new average hours worked in Dublin
per person per year?

1,711 1,726 1,738 1,743

Q3 If the average hours worked per year per person in Dublin were the same as that of
London, how many more hours would be worked in Dublin in a year?

18 million 26 million 29 million 31 million

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Q4 If in 2002 there were 50 DirectHealth practices, how many were not in deficit?

10 21 44 Cannot Say

Q5 In 1997, 21 practices were all in profit by an average of £2m each. What was the average
deficit run by each of the remaining 39 practices?

£1.2m £3.6m £24m £180m

Q6 How much more money would DirectHealth have had to have made in 1999 to equal the
net balance of 2001?

£1m £25m £52m £150m

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Q7 To manufacture a Tailored Shirt takes three and a half times as long as it does to
manufacture an Untailored Shirt. How many more Untailored (L) than Tailored (L) shirts
can be made in 12 hours?

36 62 81 142

Q8 Each T-Shirt generates £1.25 profit and each Jumper £1.60. What is the difference in
profit generated per hour between T-Shirts and Jumpers?

0.12£/h 0.45£/h 0.90£/h 3.00£/h

Q9 How many more complete Jackets (S) than complete Jackets (L) can be made in an eight
hour shift?

1 2 3 8

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Q10 How many mobile phone users were using Samsung handsets in 2004?

625 2,165 5,850 8,775

Q11 If Nokia’s market share was 32% in 2002, how does the number of Nokia users in 2002
compare with that of 2004?

700 fewer 300 fewer 300 more 700 more

Q12 In 2004, how many more mobile phone users would LG require to equal that of Motorola?

500 1,350 1,900 3,600

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Q13 Approximately, what is the maximum amount of CO2 that could be produced from one
passenger travelling 200km by Intercity Train?

1.5kg 2kg 15kg 20kg

Q14 What is the difference between minimum and maximum CO2 emissions for one
passenger travelling 50km by Coach, 100km by High-speed Train, then 20km by Intercity
Train?

8,850 12,250 17,250 20,465

Q15 2,000 passengers pass through a short-haul airport in one day. If each passenger travels
an average of 400km, what are the minimum CO2 emissions from the airport?

1.2 million kg/day 120,000 kg/day 120 kg/day 12 kg/day

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Q16 If 11% of Transport emissions are due to aircraft, what is the annual emission caused by
aircraft?

0.2 Mtonnes 1.7 Mtonnes 5.3 Mtonnes 16 Mtonnes

Q17 By what percentage do greenhouse-gas emissions from Transport exceed those from
Industry?

2% 7% 15% 35%

Q18 By how many tonnes do the emissions from Residential sources exceed those from
Commercial sources?

5.4 Tonnes 120 Tonnes 4.3 Mtonnes 5.4 Mtonnes

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Q19 Which newspaper sold twice as many copies at news stands than it sold by home
delivery in 2004?

The Reporter Daily Echo The Viewer The Record

Q20 What was the combined readership of The Viewer, The Reporter and The Record in 2005
(millions)?

4.0 6.8 11.0 21.0

Q21 Which newspaper showed the largest change in home delivery sales between 2004 and
2005?

The Record The Reporter Daily Echo Cannot Say

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Q22 Which country runs the largest difference between Exports and Imports?

Ireland Sweden Switzerland Germany

Q23 The population of the UK is 60 million. How much money is spent in the UK on Imports
per head?

£5.70 £57 £57,000 £57 million

Q24 By what percentage does the USA have to increase Exports to equal its Imports?

12.0% 15.6% 18.5% 18.8%

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Q25 Using simple interest, which account provider would charge the most for an unauthorized
overdraft of £100 over the period of one year?

Barc Halfx TSB NWest

Q26 In 2006, A&L charged 8,000 of its customers for an unauthorised overdraft, and Nwide
charged 8,500 of its customers for an unauthorised overdraft. What is the difference
between the two banks in Unauthorised Fees, ignoring any interest charges?

£2,500 £12,500 £30,000 £40,000

Q27 Next year, Halfx is decreasing its Unauthorised Fee by 6%. How much will this new fee
be?

£28.2 £36.1 £28.0 £26.4

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Q28 In 2003, how many more Televisions than PCs were sold?

5,000 5 3,000 6

Q29 If Portable Audio sales in 2006 are 15% lower than in 2005, how many Portable Audio
units are sold in 2006?

5,100 5.1 4,800 6,900

Q30 Which products experienced a drop in sales from one year to the next?

Televisions & Portable Audio Software and PCs

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