The Advanced Numeracy Test Workbook - Mike Bryon [28]
Dollar a day labourers
A large number of people are landless and subsist on a $1 a day or less (in some cases a lot less). In many cases they are the only wage earner in an extended family.
Landless $1 a day or less labourers in 2009 (millions)
Mozambique
9.6
Ethiopia
33.97
Tanzania
16.2
Somalia
4.675
Nepal
8.4
Q21. In 2008 how many dollar millionaires were there in the world?
A 9,635,000
B 9,669,800
C 9,670,000
D 9,671,800
Answer
Q22. What is the total $ difference between the countries with the highest and lowest yearly incomes?
A 9,717,000
B 8,864,000
C 8,289,000
D 5,012,000
Answer
Q23. Which percentage is the best estimate of the amount that the per capita income of Nepal is greater than that of Mozambique?
A 218%
B 219%
C 220%
D 221%
Answer
Q24. How much are the French dollar millionaires worth?
A 40,000 million
B 400,000 million
C 4,000,000 million
D Cannot tell
Answer
Q25. What percentage of Nepal’s population is classed as dollar a day labourers?
A 29%
B 30%
C 31%
D 32%
Answer
Q26. In 2007 the yearly income of Tanzania was $4,440 million and the population was 3.5 million less than the population detailed in the table. By how much had the per capita income of Tanzania increased between 2007 and 2009?
A $35
B $34
C $33
D $32
Answer
Q27. How many dollar millionaires are there in Brazil?
A 73,198
B 73,138
C 72,842
D Cannot tell
Answer
Q28. Which is best estimate of the fraction of the world’s dollar millionaires in 2009 from China?
A 1/26
B 1/25
C 1/24
D 1/23
Answer
Q29. Which country has the highest percentage of dollar a day labourers?
A Somalia
B Mozambique
C Tanzania
D Nepal
Answer
Q30. The national debt of Mozambique is 5 times its total 2009 annual income. How much would each of China’s dollar millionaires have to donate for that debt to be paid off?
A $20,234
B $20,118
C $19,876
D $19,340
Answer
End of test
Test 9: Another data interpretation test
This test also comprises 30 questions and you are again allowed 40 minutes in which to complete it.
There are a total of five sets of data. The first four are followed by five questions each and the last one is followed by 10 questions.
All questions are multiple choice. You are required to select one of the suggested answers labelled A–D as the correct answer, with two exceptions – Q16 has suggested answers A–F and Q19 has suggested answers A–E and you are required to select two of the suggested answers. You then record your answer’s letter of the alphabet in the answer box.
To do well in this test you will have to avoid spending too long on any one of these questions and work quickly. You will also have to sustain a high level of concentration over the full 40 minutes.
You should be able to answer these questions without a calculator but use as much scrap paper as you wish.
Work without interruption.
Do not turn over the page until you are ready to begin the test.
Data set 1
Population growth
In 2008 the United Nations projected that by 2050 the world’s population would increase by 37%. That same year (2008) the US population was found to be 305 million and growing. Half of the population were women.
The US population was projected to continue to grow until 2050 when it would reach 459.025 million, 60% of whom would be women, and make up 5.1% of the total world population. In 2008 the US Census Board found that people under 18 years of age made up 1/4 of the population and people 65 or more years of age represented 1/8 of the population. They also found that 80.8% of the population of the USA lived in urban centres and the most populous states were Texas and California. These trends are expected to continue