The Advanced Numeracy Test Workbook - Mike Bryon [22]
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Situation 3
East Kirby has a very mixed economy and demonstrates variable employment rates. For 2002, the industrial occupancy and unemployment of both men and women were as follows:
Q33. How many more men than women live in East Kirby?
A 3,375
B 3,178
C 1,449
D 512
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Q34. What percentage of the adult population is employed?
A 33%
B 50%
C 66%
D 75%
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Q35. What percentage of the employed population work in the construction industry?
A 4%
B 9%
C 13%
D 14.5%
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Q36. In which sector are more of the workers women than men?
A Transport
B Banking and finance
C Distribution and catering
D Public services
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Q37. Complete the following sequence:
... 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, ??
A 43
B 44
C 45
D 46
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Q38. If 10 is the fourth number in the sequence shown in Q37, what would the second number in this sequence be?
A 3
B 4
C 5
D 6
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Q39. A bag contains five red balls and five blue balls. What is the probability that the first ball drawn is blue?
A .25
B .5
C .75
D 1
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Q40. What is the correct equation to calculate the surface area of this shape?
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Q41. What is the volume of this shape? (All measurements in cm.)
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Q42. The following is a list of some quadrilaterals:
kite, parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus, square, trapezium.
Which quadrilaterals must have two pairs of equal sides?
A None
B All except the square
C All except the trapezium
D All except the rhombus
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Q43. What is the simplified formula for the total perimeter of this shape?
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Q44. The maximum speed, s km/hr, at which a Formula 1 racing car can race around a circular arc of racing track with a radius of r metres is given by:
When the radius is 100m, the maximum speed is 60 km/hr. What is the maximum speed when the radius is 300m?
A 96 km/hr
B 100 km/hr
C 104 km/hr
D 106 km/hr
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Q45. Freddie Fashions is having a clearance sale on shirts. During the first week 50% reduction is offered, a further reduction of 10% off the original price is offered in week three and for the final week another 20% off the original price is offered in order to clear the stock. Jim bought a shirt on the very last day of the sale for £12.50. How much would it have cost before the sale?
A £25.00
B £50.00
C £62.50
D £65.00
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Q46. Two dice are thrown. What is the probability that the sum of the faces is 5?
A 1/5
B 1/6
C 5/6
D 1/9
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Q47. Eleven people were asked how many books they had read in the last year. These are their answers:
0, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14
What is the mode of this set of answers?
A 3
B 2
C 6
D None of these
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Q48. Using the set of data given in Q47, subtract the arithmetic mean value from the median value.
A 2
B 1
C 0
D –1
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Q49. How many tiles sized 20cm by 30cm are required to tile a floor which is 4 metres by 4.5 metres?
A 100
B 200
C 300
D 400
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Q50. What is the volume of a sphere with a radius of 3cm (treat π as 3.14)?
A 282.6cm3
B 28.26cm3
C 11.304cm3
D 113.04cm3
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End of test
Test 7: Another advanced numeracy test
Test instructions
This test also comprises 50 questions, and again allow yourself 40 minutes to complete it.
The test consists of a series of questions and labelled suggested answers to choose from. You are required to select one of the suggested answers as the correct one and to record that answer’s identifying label in the answer box. This means that all questions will be answered by either A, B, C, D or E, depending on the number of suggested answers.
Attempt all questions in the allowed time and work without interruption or pause.
Do not turn the page until you are ready to begin the test.
Q1. The arithmetic mean is obtained by:
A Identifying the middle number
B Moving the decimal point one place to the left
C Dividing the sum of two or more items by the number of items
D Identifying the value with the highest frequency
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Q2. Find the mode of the data:
5, –1, –3, 4, –5, 1, 0, 1
A 1
B There is