Numerical Reasoning Ability Tests

   
 

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.

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

D

E

 

 

1) 3, 9, 15, 21, ?

30

27

25

28

29

 

Answer = B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

D

E

 

 

2) 4, 13, 21, 28, ?

37

36

31

34

33

 

Answer = D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

D

E

 

 

3) 798, 777, 756, 735, ?

712

711

720

710

714

 

Answer = E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

D

E

 

 

4) 2, 5, 9, 14, 20, ?

23

29

27

25

28

 

Answer = C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

D

E

 

 

5) 20, 16, 12.8, 10.24, ?

7.39

8.19

8.55

8.00

7.29

 

Answer = B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6)

Identify the missing number.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

34

 

50

?

 

 

 

91

62

 

25

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

D

E

 

 

 

25

75

34

91

62

 

Answer = A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7)

Identify the missing number.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

12

 

14

20

 

 

 

1

7

 

9

?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

D

E

 

 

 

14

21

12

18

15

 

Answer = E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8)

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?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

D

E

 

 

 

50

40

45

48

37

 

Answer = B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9)

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?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

D

E

 

 

 

128.40

12.80

126.10

26.10

124.80

 

Answer = A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10)

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?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

D

E

 

 

 

$3,000

$4,000

$3,200

$3,500

$5,000

 

Answer = A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11)

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?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

D

E

 

 

 

91

131

129

116

15

 

Answer = D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12)

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?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

D

E

 

 

 

$4,662

$3,660

$3,866

$3,992

$4,192

 

Answer = E

Preparing for a Numerical Reasoning Ability 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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