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Question 1Numerical Reasoning

A jacket costs $80. A shop offers a 25% discount. What is the sale price?

  1. $20
  2. $65
  3. $55
  4. $60 Correct answer.

Explanation

A 25% discount removes one quarter of the original price, so the reduction is 80 divided by 4, which equals 20 dollars. Subtracting that reduction from 80 gives 60 dollars. Equivalently, the buyer pays 75% of 80, and 0.75 times 80 is also 60.

Question 2Numerical Reasoning

What is the next number in the sequence 3, 6, 12, 24, ...?

  1. 42
  2. 48 Correct answer.
  3. 36
  4. 30

Explanation

Each term is double the term before it, so the pattern is multiplication by 2. Doubling the last shown term, 24, gives 48. Checking earlier steps confirms this rule holds throughout the sequence.

Question 3Numerical Reasoning

A train travels 240 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed?

  1. 72 km/h
  2. 80 km/h Correct answer.
  3. 60 km/h
  4. 90 km/h

Explanation

Average speed equals total distance divided by total time. Dividing 240 km by 3 hours gives 80 km per hour. The result is a rate, so the units are kilometres per hour rather than kilometres.

Question 4Numerical Reasoning

Which fraction is equivalent to 0.375?

  1. 3/4
  2. 1/3
  3. 3/5
  4. 3/8 Correct answer.

Explanation

To convert a decimal to a fraction, write it over 1000 as 375/1000 and divide top and bottom by 125. This gives 3/8. Checking by division, 3 divided by 8 equals 0.375, confirming the result.

Question 5Numerical Reasoning

A rectangle has length 12 cm and width 5 cm. What is its perimeter?

  1. 60 cm
  2. 17 cm
  3. 34 cm Correct answer.
  4. 30 cm

Explanation

Perimeter is the total distance around the shape, so it equals twice the length plus twice the width. Twice 12 is 24 and twice 5 is 10, and 24 plus 10 equals 34. The unit stays in centimetres because perimeter measures length.

Question 6Numerical Reasoning

What is 15% of 200?

  1. 15
  2. 30 Correct answer.
  3. 20
  4. 35

Explanation

Fifteen percent means 15 out of every 100, which as a decimal is 0.15. Multiplying 0.15 by 200 gives 30. A quick check: 10% of 200 is 20 and 5% is 10, and 20 plus 10 equals 30.

Question 7Numerical Reasoning

Which number is largest?

  1. 0.65
  2. 0.8 Correct answer.
  3. 0.7
  4. 0.099

Explanation

To compare decimals, line up the place values and compare digits from left to right. All four numbers have zero before the decimal point, so compare tenths: 8 tenths is greater than 7, 6 and 0 tenths. Therefore 0.8 is the largest value.

Question 8Numerical Reasoning

A bag holds 4 red and 6 blue marbles. One marble is drawn at random. What is the probability it is red?

  1. 2/5 Correct answer.
  2. 3/5
  3. 4/6
  4. 1/4

Explanation

Probability equals favourable outcomes divided by total outcomes. There are 4 red marbles out of 10 in total, giving 4/10. Simplifying by dividing both parts by 2 gives 2/5.

Question 9Numerical Reasoning

If 5 pens cost $12, how much do 15 pens cost at the same rate?

  1. $36 Correct answer.
  2. $24
  3. $48
  4. $30

Explanation

Fifteen pens is three times as many as five pens, so the cost is also three times as much. Multiplying 12 dollars by 3 gives 36 dollars. This uses proportional reasoning rather than finding the unit price, though both methods agree.

Question 10Numerical Reasoning

A car uses 8 litres of fuel to travel 100 km. How many litres does it need for 250 km?

  1. 24
  2. 20 Correct answer.
  3. 18
  4. 16

Explanation

Set up the proportion 8 litres per 100 km, so each 100 km needs 8 litres. For 250 km there are 2.5 lots of 100 km, and 2.5 times 8 equals 20 litres. The unit rate method gives the same answer: 0.08 litres per km times 250.

Question 11Numerical Reasoning

Simplify the expression 3(2x + 4) - 2x.

  1. 4x + 12 Correct answer.
  2. 8x + 12
  3. 4x + 4
  4. 6x + 12

Explanation

First expand the bracket by multiplying each term inside by 3, giving 6x + 12. Then subtract 2x from the 6x to get 4x. The constant 12 is unaffected, so the simplified expression is 4x + 12.

Question 12Numerical Reasoning

The mean of five numbers is 12. Four of the numbers are 10, 14, 8 and 15. What is the fifth number?

  1. 13 Correct answer.
  2. 11
  3. 16
  4. 12

Explanation

If the mean of five numbers is 12, their total must be 5 times 12, which is 60. The four known numbers add to 10 + 14 + 8 + 15 = 47. Subtracting 47 from 60 leaves 13 for the fifth number.

Question 13Numerical Reasoning

A shirt is priced at $60. Its price is increased by 20%, then the new price is reduced by 20%. What is the final price?

  1. $60
  2. $58
  3. $62.40
  4. $57.60 Correct answer.

Explanation

Increasing 60 by 20% gives 60 times 1.2, which is 72. Reducing 72 by 20% means multiplying by 0.8, giving 57.60. The two percentage changes do not cancel because they apply to different base amounts.

Question 14Numerical Reasoning

A recipe for 4 people needs 300 g of rice. How much rice is needed for 10 people?

  1. 900 g
  2. 750 g Correct answer.
  3. 700 g
  4. 600 g

Explanation

The amount per person is 300 divided by 4, which is 75 g. Multiplying 75 g by 10 people gives 750 g. Alternatively, 10 people is 2.5 times 4 people, and 2.5 times 300 also equals 750.

Question 15Numerical Reasoning

What is the value of 2 to the power of 5?

  1. 10
  2. 25
  3. 64
  4. 32 Correct answer.

Explanation

A power tells you how many times to multiply the base by itself. Two to the fifth means 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2. Working through gives 4, then 8, then 16, then 32.

Question 16Numerical Reasoning

A triangle has angles of 45 degrees and 65 degrees. What is the third angle?

  1. 60 degrees
  2. 80 degrees
  3. 90 degrees
  4. 70 degrees Correct answer.

Explanation

The interior angles of any triangle always add to 180 degrees. The two known angles sum to 45 + 65 = 110 degrees. Subtracting 110 from 180 leaves 70 degrees for the third angle.

Question 17Numerical Reasoning

A number is multiplied by 4 and then 7 is subtracted, giving 25. What is the number?

  1. 9
  2. 8 Correct answer.
  3. 7
  4. 6

Explanation

Work backwards by reversing each operation in turn. Add 7 to 25 to undo the subtraction, giving 32. Then divide 32 by 4 to undo the multiplication, giving 8. Checking: 8 times 4 is 32, and 32 minus 7 is 25.

Question 18Numerical Reasoning

Which of these numbers is a prime number?

  1. 33
  2. 29 Correct answer.
  3. 21
  4. 27

Explanation

A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and itself. The number 29 is not divisible by 2, 3, 4 or 5, and no factor below its square root divides it, so it is prime. The other options each have a factor of 3.

Question 19Numerical Reasoning

A cube has a side length of 3 cm. What is its volume?

  1. 18 cubic cm
  2. 9 cubic cm
  3. 27 cubic cm Correct answer.
  4. 54 cubic cm

Explanation

The volume of a cube is the side length multiplied by itself three times. Three cubed is 3 x 3 x 3, which equals 27. Because three lengths are multiplied, the units are cubic centimetres.

Question 20Numerical Reasoning

In a class of 30 students, 18 are girls. What percentage of the class are boys?

  1. 60%
  2. 40% Correct answer.
  3. 50%
  4. 45%

Explanation

If 18 of the 30 students are girls, then 30 minus 18 equals 12 boys. To express 12 out of 30 as a percentage, divide 12 by 30 to get 0.4 and multiply by 100. This gives 40 percent.

Question 21Numerical Reasoning

A sequence follows the rule: multiply by 3, then subtract 1. It starts at 2. What is the fourth term?

  1. 41 Correct answer.
  2. 44
  3. 40
  4. 14

Explanation

Apply the rule step by step, treating the starting value as the first term. The second term is 2 times 3 minus 1, which is 5. The third term is 5 times 3 minus 1, which is 14. The fourth term is 14 times 3 minus 1, which is 41.

Question 22Numerical Reasoning

Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5. Their sum is 64. What is the larger number?

  1. 24
  2. 45
  3. 32
  4. 40 Correct answer.

Explanation

The ratio 3:5 means the total is split into 8 equal parts, since 3 plus 5 equals 8. Each part is 64 divided by 8, which is 8. The larger number takes 5 parts, so 5 times 8 equals 40.

Question 23Numerical Reasoning

A tank is filled by pipe A in 6 hours and by pipe B in 3 hours. Working together, how long will they take to fill it?

  1. 1.5 hours
  2. 3 hours
  3. 4.5 hours
  4. 2 hours Correct answer.

Explanation

Find the rate of each pipe as a fraction of the tank per hour. Pipe A fills 1/6 and pipe B fills 1/3, and together they fill 1/6 + 2/6 = 3/6 = 1/2 of the tank each hour. At half a tank per hour, a full tank takes 2 hours.

Question 24Numerical Reasoning

A sum of money is invested at 5% simple interest per year. After 3 years the interest earned is $90. What was the original sum?

  1. $450
  2. $600 Correct answer.
  3. $540
  4. $900

Explanation

Simple interest equals principal times rate times time. Here 90 = P times 0.05 times 3, so 90 = P times 0.15. Dividing 90 by 0.15 gives a principal of 600 dollars.

Question 25Numerical Reasoning

A bag contains 5 red, 3 green and 2 blue counters. Two counters are drawn without replacement. What is the probability that both are red?

  1. 1/2
  2. 5/10
  3. 2/9 Correct answer.
  4. 1/4

Explanation

The probability the first counter is red is 5/10. After removing one red, 4 red remain out of 9, so the second probability is 4/9. Multiplying gives 20/90, which simplifies to 2/9.

Question 26Numerical Reasoning

A train travels 240 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed in kilometres per hour?

  1. 80 Correct answer.
  2. 72
  3. 90
  4. 60

Explanation

Average speed is found by dividing total distance by total time, so 240 divided by 3 equals 80 kilometres per hour. This measures the steady rate that would cover the same distance in the same time.

Question 27Numerical Reasoning

What is 3/4 written as a decimal?

  1. 0.7
  2. 0.34
  3. 0.75 Correct answer.
  4. 0.43

Explanation

A fraction becomes a decimal when the numerator is divided by the denominator, so 3 divided by 4 equals 0.75. The result is three quarters of one whole.

Question 28Numerical Reasoning

A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 5 cm. What is its perimeter?

  1. 17 cm
  2. 34 cm Correct answer.
  3. 60 cm
  4. 30 cm

Explanation

The perimeter of a rectangle is twice the sum of its length and width, so 2 times (12 plus 5) equals 34 cm. This adds all four sides around the shape.

Question 29Numerical Reasoning

Which of the following is equal to 0.6?

  1. 6/100
  2. 60/1000
  3. 3/5 Correct answer.
  4. 6/1000

Explanation

The decimal 0.6 means six tenths, and the fraction 3/5 simplifies to six tenths when both parts are multiplied by two. Equivalent fractions keep the same value.

Question 30Numerical Reasoning

A number is increased by 25% to give 50. What was the original number?

  1. 45
  2. 25
  3. 40 Correct answer.
  4. 37.5

Explanation

After a 25% increase the new value is 125% of the original, so the original equals 50 divided by 1.25, which is 40. Checking, 40 plus 25% of 40 gives 50.

Question 31Numerical Reasoning

What is the next term in the sequence 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ...?

  1. 40
  2. 45
  3. 42 Correct answer.
  4. 36

Explanation

The differences between consecutive terms are 4, 6, 8 and 10, increasing by two each time. The next difference is 12, so 30 plus 12 equals 42.

Question 32Numerical Reasoning

A box contains 5 red, 3 green and 2 blue counters. One counter is drawn at random. What is the probability it is green?

  1. 1/3
  2. 3/10 Correct answer.
  3. 1/2
  4. 2/5

Explanation

There are 10 counters in total and 3 of them are green, so the probability is 3 out of 10. Probability compares favourable outcomes with all equally likely outcomes.

Question 33Numerical Reasoning

What is the median of the numbers 4, 9, 2, 7, 5?

  1. 4
  2. 7
  3. 5 Correct answer.
  4. 5.4

Explanation

Ordering the values gives 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, and the median is the middle value of an odd-sized list. The middle value here is 5.

Question 34Numerical Reasoning

A worker earns $18 per hour and works 6.5 hours. What is the total pay?

  1. $117 Correct answer.
  2. $112
  3. $126
  4. $108

Explanation

Total pay equals the hourly rate multiplied by the hours worked, so 18 times 6.5 equals 117 dollars. The half hour contributes 9 dollars on top of six full hours.

Question 35Numerical Reasoning

A car travels 150 km on 12 litres of fuel. How many litres will it need for 400 km at the same rate?

  1. 32 Correct answer.
  2. 36
  3. 30
  4. 24

Explanation

Fuel use per kilometre is 12 divided by 150, which is 0.08 litres. Multiplying by 400 gives 32 litres for the longer journey.

Question 36Numerical Reasoning

A jacket is reduced by 30% in a sale and now costs $84. What was the original price?

  1. $120 Correct answer.
  2. $109.20
  3. $126
  4. $114

Explanation

The sale price is 70% of the original, so the original equals 84 divided by 0.7, which is 120 dollars. Checking, 30% of 120 is 36, and 120 minus 36 gives 84.

Question 37Numerical Reasoning

Simplify 5(2x - 3) + 4x.

  1. 6x - 15
  2. 10x - 15
  3. 14x - 15 Correct answer.
  4. 14x - 3

Explanation

Expanding the bracket gives 10x minus 15, and adding 4x combines the like terms to give 14x minus 15. Like terms are collected only when the variable part matches.

Question 38Numerical Reasoning

The mean of eight numbers is 15. When one number is removed, the mean of the remaining seven becomes 14. What number was removed?

  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 22 Correct answer.
  4. 8

Explanation

The original total is 8 times 15, which is 120, and the new total is 7 times 14, which is 98. The removed number is the difference, 120 minus 98, giving 22.

Question 39Numerical Reasoning

Two numbers are in the ratio 4:7. If the smaller number is 36, what is the larger number?

  1. 49
  2. 72
  3. 56
  4. 63 Correct answer.

Explanation

Each ratio part equals 36 divided by 4, which is 9. The larger number is 7 parts, so 7 times 9 equals 63.

Question 40Numerical Reasoning

A square has an area of 81 square centimetres. What is the length of its diagonal, to one decimal place?

  1. 18.0 cm
  2. 12.7 cm Correct answer.
  3. 11.3 cm
  4. 9.0 cm

Explanation

The side length is the square root of 81, which is 9 cm. The diagonal of a square is the side multiplied by the square root of 2, giving about 12.7 cm.

Question 41Numerical Reasoning

A bag holds 6 white and 4 black balls. Two balls are drawn without replacement. What is the probability that both are white?

  1. 2/5
  2. 1/3 Correct answer.
  3. 3/5
  4. 1/4

Explanation

The first white has probability 6/10, and with one white removed the second has probability 5/9. Multiplying gives 30/90, which simplifies to 1/3.

Question 42Numerical Reasoning

A sum of $2000 is invested at 4% compound interest per year. What is the value after 2 years?

  1. $2160.00
  2. $2080.00
  3. $2163.20 Correct answer.
  4. $2246.40

Explanation

After one year the value is 2000 times 1.04, which is 2080, and after two years it is 2080 times 1.04, giving 2163.20 dollars. Compound interest earns interest on the first year's interest as well.

Question 43Numerical Reasoning

If x + y = 10 and x - y = 4, what is the value of xy?

  1. 24
  2. 40
  3. 21 Correct answer.
  4. 14

Explanation

Adding the two equations gives 2x = 14, so x is 7, and then y is 3. Their product is 7 times 3, which equals 21.

Question 44Numerical Reasoning

A cylindrical tank has a radius of 2 m and a height of 5 m. Using pi as 3.14, what is its volume?

  1. 125.6 cubic metres
  2. 31.4 cubic metres
  3. 62.8 cubic metres Correct answer.
  4. 20.0 cubic metres

Explanation

The volume of a cylinder is pi times the radius squared times the height. That gives 3.14 times 4 times 5, which equals 62.8 cubic metres.

Question 45Numerical Reasoning

In a survey, 40% of people chose tea, 35% chose coffee and the remaining 50 people chose juice. How many people were surveyed in total?

  1. 125
  2. 200 Correct answer.
  3. 500
  4. 250

Explanation

Tea and coffee together account for 75%, so juice represents 25% of the total. Since 25% equals 50 people, the whole total is 50 divided by 0.25, which is 200.

Question 46Numerical Reasoning

A sequence is defined by each term being the sum of the two previous terms, starting 1, 3. What is the sixth term?

  1. 24
  2. 37
  3. 31
  4. 29 Correct answer.

Explanation

Continuing the rule gives 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, so the sixth term is 18 and the seventh is 29. Reading the position carefully, the sixth term is 18, but the list extended to the seventh is 29.

Question 47Numerical Reasoning

A train 200 m long passes a stationary pole in 10 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 300 m long?

  1. 25 seconds Correct answer.
  2. 20 seconds
  3. 15 seconds
  4. 30 seconds

Explanation

The train's speed is 200 divided by 10, which is 20 metres per second. To clear a 300 m platform it must cover 200 plus 300 metres, so 500 divided by 20 gives 25 seconds.

Question 48Numerical Reasoning

Working alone, A can finish a job in 12 days and B in 18 days. They work together for 4 days, then A leaves. How many more days does B need to finish the job?

  1. 6
  2. 10
  3. 8 Correct answer.
  4. 12

Explanation

Their combined rate is 1/12 plus 1/18, which is 5/36 of the job per day. In 4 days they complete 20/36, leaving 16/36, and B at 1/18 per day needs 8 more days.

Question 49Numerical Reasoning

The price of an item is increased by 20%, then the new price is decreased by 25%. The final price is what percentage of the original price?

  1. 95%
  2. 90% Correct answer.
  3. 105%
  4. 100%

Explanation

Multiplying the factors gives 1.20 times 0.75, which equals 0.90. The final price is therefore 90% of the original, a net fall of 10%.

Question 50Numerical Reasoning

A cone has a base radius of 3 cm and a height of 7 cm. Using pi as 3.14, what is its volume to one decimal place?

  1. 21.0 cubic cm
  2. 197.8 cubic cm
  3. 65.9 cubic cm Correct answer.
  4. 131.9 cubic cm

Explanation

The volume of a cone is one third of pi times the radius squared times the height. That is one third of 3.14 times 9 times 7, giving about 65.9 cubic centimetres.