Numerical reasoning tests

• Publisher: How2become
• Year: 2012
• ISBN:
  9781909229938
• Topic: Bildung
• Subtopic: Beratung in der beruflichen Entwicklung

How to pass numerical reasoning tests is a fantastic 176 page guide that provides the reader with a wealth of sample test questions, answers and explanations. The guide has been designed for anyone who is serious about passing numerical reasoning tests with high grades. It contains lots of sample test questions and essential tips on how to answer the questions. The author of this comprehensive guide, David Isaacs, is a masters degree qualified mathematician who has achieved the highest grades possible in GCSE, A Level and Masters Degree level Mathematics. This book is designed specifically for every graduate and jobseeker and will build your confidence to sit and pass timed numerical reasoning tests. Feared by many, these tests often decide your fate. They are often used by employers to test your mathematical ability under pressure, the pressure being the time limit to answer all questions. You will need to answer the questions quickly and correctly in order to progress onto the next stage of the application process, which is usually an interview. This book seeks to make you, the candidate, fearless of such tests and able to operate under the pressure of being timed.

SECTION 1

52 QUESTIONS
FOR YOU TO TRY

You do not have to complete them all at once, the key to improving is to take your time to understand why you went wrong if you did go wrong in the first place!

QUESTION 1

If you jog for 30 minutes and cover 5 miles, how many miles would you cover in 180 minutes, assuming your jogging speed remains constant?

a) 60 miles

b) 20 miles

c) 30 miles

d) 15 miles

ANSWER TO QUESTION 1

Use cross multiplication to solve this. Label the miles covered in 180 minutes as 'x':

30 minutes = 5 miles

180 minutes = x miles

30 x x = 180 x 5

Now find x:

x = (180 x 5) / 30

= 30 miles

The answer to question 1 is c) 30 miles

QUESTION 2

A farm is split into 3 sections, A, B and C. If the area of all 3 sections combined is 250m² and the area of section A is 80m² work out the area of section B using the diagram below.

Diagram not drawn to scale

a) 32m²

b) 76m²

c) 74m²

d) 96m²

ANSWER TO QUESTION 2

The combined area of all 3 sections A, B and C is given as 250m² in the question and the area of section A only is given as 80m².

This means that the area of sections B and C combined must be:
250 - 80 = 170m²

It is possible to find the area of section C alone from the diagram and is calculated by multiplying the two sides together:

Area of section C is 12 × 8 = 96m²

The area of sections B and C combined is 170m² so the area of section B alone can be calculated by subtraction the area of C from the area of sections B and C combined as shown below:

Area of section B = Area of sections B and C combined - Area of section C

= 170 - 96

= 74m²

The answer to question 2 is c) 74m²

QUESTION 3

A car can drive 650 miles on a full tank of diesel. If the car takes 60 litres of diesel to fill it's tank fully and each litre of diesel costs £1.35 how much would it cost to travel 650 miles?

a) £60

b) £61

c) £81

d) £95

ANSWER TO QUESTION 3

The car takes 60 litres of diesel to fill it's tank and once the tank is full the car can then travel 650 miles. Each litre of diesel cost's £1.35 so therefore the answer is that it costs 60 × £1.35 = £81 to fill the car up with diesel and with a full tank the car can then travel 650 miles. In other words it costs £81 to cover 650 miles by car.

The answer to question 3 is c) £81

QUESTION 4

A carpet factory operates 24 hours a day. If the factory produces 10 carpets an hour, how many carpets are produced in a day?

a) 220

b) 240

c) 260

d) 280

e) 290

ANSWER TO QUESTION 4

If the factory produces 10 carpets an hour ...