Grafton Recruitment Numeric Reasoning Test

Time: 20 minutes
Candidate allowed to use: Calculator, paper, pen

Name: Mikel Tome Leibar

Date: 25/11/2021

1. Fill the following number to the sequence:

12, 15, 9, 19, 6, 23, 3, ?

Answer: 27 (adding -3 and +4 every time patron)

2. Anna is older than Sara. Bart is older than Anna but younger than Karin. Karin is older than
Sara. Sara is younger than Bart and Gina is the oldest. Age wise who is in the middle?

Answer: Gina > Karin > Bart > Anna > Sara

3. Express the following fraction as a decimal

75
=
6
Answer: 12.5

4. Choose the appropriate number for the following sequence:

2, 5, 9, ?, 20

Answer: 14 (+3, +4, +5, +6 patron)

5. Five consecutive whole numbers add up to 50. What is the largest of the five numbers?

Answer: 12 (8+9+10+11+12)

6. Find the two missing numbers in the following sequence:

40, 39, ?, 31, 24, 23, 16, 15, ?

Answer: 32 and 8 (-1 and -7 patron)

7. Which of the following equals to 205 x 40?

A. (200 X 4) + (5 X 4)
B. (200 X 4) + (5 X 40)
C. (200 X 40) + (5 X 40)
D. (200 X 40) + (50 X 40)

Answer: B. 205x40= 8200, 8000+200 = 8200

8. A group of 12 scouts had enough food for at least 8 days when they arrived to the camp.
However 4 more scouts joined them without the amount of food being increased. How long will
the food last if each scout is given the same daily ration as originally planned?

Answer: 6 days (12*8)/16

 9. What number does the question mark stand for?
2, 2, 4, ?, 48, 240

Answer: 12 2*1=2, 2*2=4, 4*3=12, 12*4= 48, 48*5 =240

10. We know that A+B=3B. What equals 5A-7B?

A. B
B. A
C. 2B
D. 2A
E. 3B

Answer: E A=2B, 10B-7B = 3B

11. An aircraft flies 930 miles in 75 minutes. How many miles does it fly in 4 hours 45 minutes
assuming a constant speed?

Answer: 3534 miles, 75min = 930m, 285min = 3534m

12. A cube has a volume of 8 cubic metres. If each side is doubled in length what will its new
volume be in cubic metres?

Answer: 64m^3 3√8 = 2, 2*2=4, 4^3= 64m^3

13. A bag contains 6 blue balls, 4 green and 2 red. If you put your hand in and picked a ball at
random what are the chances it is blue?
A. 25%
B. 33%
C. 50%
D. 66%

Answer: C. Because, half of the balls are blue

14. In a business employing a staff of 103, there are 33 more men than women. How many
women are there?

Answer: 35 women and 68 men

X= men Y= women

x+y=103 and x=y+33, y+33+y =103, 2y = 70, y = 35 women 103-35= 68 men.

15. A shirt normally costs £42. If you receive a 15% discount, how much change will you get from
£50?

Answer: 14.3£ 42*0.15= 6.3, 42-6.3= 35.7, 50-35,7 = 14.3

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