NUMERICAL REASONING
TEST 2
Worked Solutions
Question 1: D
The missing number in the series is 7654
Question 2: C
The most logical answer following from the pattern of numbers in the grid is 35
Question 3: B
Carton 1: 6 × 600 = 3,600 g (3.6 kg)
Carton 2: 12 × 200 = 2,400 g (2.4 kg)
3,600 + 2,400
= !3,000
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Note the answer is not 3,000
Carton 1: 3,600 - 600 = 3,000
Carton 2: 2,400 + 600 =3,000
1 canned drink, which weighs 600 grams must be taken from the first carton and
added to the other, so both carry equal load i.e. 3 kg (3,000 grams)
Question 4: C
Refer to the completed grid below. The pattern can be found by
R S T U V W
Q 12 12 12 12 12
P 12 P Q R S
O 12 O 10 10 10
N 12 N 10 N O
M 12 M 10 M 8
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d = 5440
t =?
544 = 5440/t
t = 10
Therefore the trip to London took 10 hours.
Question 14: C
Simple interest formula:
Simple interest (I) = Principal (P) ×Rate (R) × Time (T)
P = $16,000
R = 9/100
T = 90/360 (Note: September 6 to December 5 equals 90 days)
I = $16,000 × 9/100 × 90/360
= $360.00
On December 5, Alan must pay $16,360(principal: $16,000 + Interest: $360)
Question 15: C
The most logical answer following from the pattern of numbers in each rectangle
is 9
Operations in rectangle 2:
650!–!40 = 610
13−4 = 9
Operations in rectangle 3:
610−30 = 580
9−3 = 6
Operations in rectangle 4:
580−20 = 560
6−2 = 4
Question 16: C
Refer to the completed number grid. The pattern from top to bottom is +13, +12
104 117 128
117 130 141
129 142 153
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Question 26: E
Calculating the relationship between existing numbers, you will find that 216/36
= 6 and 1,296/216 = 6. It follows from there that each number is multiplied by 6
to get the next.
Therefore to get the missing number, the number next to the missing number
should be divided by 6 to find the missing number i.e.? × 6 = 36
? = 36/6
=6
Question 27: A
Through trial and error we can see that the numbers in the other three boxes
follow this pattern: x, 7x,7x ! .
Where the first number (represented by x) is multiplied by 7 (i.e. 7×!x) to get the
second (7x) and the second number is cubed(7x ! ) to get the third number.
It follows from there that 5× 7 = 35
3! = 42875(third term in the second box)
Question 28: D
The rent was 40% or 2/5 of his salary (i.e. 1- 3/5).
If $1,270 represented 40% of Gibby’s salary then 100% or the total salary amount
will be $3,175(given by (1,270 × 100)/40))
Question 29: C
600 × 25/100 = $150
$600 - $150 = $450(discounted price)
$450 × 15/100 = $67.50
$450 - $67.50 = $382.50(final price)
Question 30: C
Let P represent the price before the first discount.
!" ! !
P – (!"" × P) = P – !!P = ! P
! ! !
(! P) – (! P) (!!!) = 20
! !
!
P – !" P = 20
!"
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P = 20
!"!×!!"
P= !"
!""
P = !"
P =31.25
Therefore the price of the headphones before the first discount is $31.25
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