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Numerical reasoning ability tests assess your ability to use
numbers in a logical and rational way. The questions require only
a basic level of education in order to successfully complete and
are therefore measuring
numerical reasoning ability rather than
educational achievement. The questions measure your understanding
of such things as number series, numerical transformations, the
relationships between numbers and your ability to perform
numerical calculations.
A numerical reasoning ability test requires you to interpret the
information provided and then apply the appropriate logic to
answer the questions. In other words, you need to work out how to
get the answer, rather than just doing the necessary calculations.
Sample Numerical Reasoning Ability Test Questions
Identify the missing number at the end of the series.
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3, 19,15, 21, ? |
30 |
27 |
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29 |
Answer = B |
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4, 13, 21,
28, ? |
37 |
36 |
31 |
34 |
33 |
Answer = D |
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798,
777, 756, 735, ? |
712 |
711 |
720 |
710 |
714 |
Answer = E |
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2, 5, 9,
14, 20, ? |
23 |
29 |
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Answer = C |
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20, 16,
12.8, 10.24, ? |
7.39 |
8.19 |
8.55 |
8.00 |
7.29 |
Answer = B |
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Identify the missing
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Answer = A |
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75 |
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12 |
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20 |
Answer = E |
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Anna drives to her sisters at an
average speed of 60 mph and then drives home again at an
average speed of 30 mph, what is her average speed in mph for
the whole trip?
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40 |
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Answer = B |
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A bank offers 4% per annum interest
which is calculated and added at the end of the year. Another
bank offers 10% per annum which is also calculated and added
every year. What is the difference in dollars on a deposit of
$1000 after two years?
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12.80 |
126.10 |
26.10 |
124.80 |
Answer = A |
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Tom, Dick and Harry own stock in
their company in the ratio 4:5:6. If the total value of the
stock is $45,000, What value of stock would Harry need to give
Tom for all three to own the stock equally?
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$4,000 |
$3,200 |
$3,500 |
$5,000 |
Answer = A |
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Anna and John both drive to their
new home 600 miles away. Anna drives the family car at an
average speed of 65 mph. John drives the removal truck at an
average speed of 50 mph. During the trip, Anna stops for a
total of 2 hours and 20 minutes, John stops for 90 minutes.
What is the difference in minutes between their arrival times?
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131 |
129 |
116 |
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Answer =D |
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A total of 600 copies of a CD were
sold. 55% were sold at 45% discount, 20% were sold at 25%
discount and the remainder were sold at the full price of
$9.95. What was the approximate total revenue in dollars?
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$3,660 |
$3,866 |
$3,992 |
$4,192 |
Answer =E |
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Preparing for a Numerical Reasoning Test
If you are told that you need to sit a numerical reasoning ability
test as part of the job selection process and you want to prepare
for it properly, then you should ask which type of questions it
contains. Specifically, is it just numerical reasoning or does it
also contain
data interpretation,
numerical computation or
numerical estimation questions. Once you have the answer to this
question you can run through the
free numerical reasoning ability
tests on this website to give yourself the best chance of success
in the real test.
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