A NUMERICAL REASONING SET 21

Question 1. Candies in the box are distributed among groups of students. The first group

get ¼ of the total amount. The second group gets 1/3 of the remaining candies while the

third and fourth group get ½ of what remains after the first two groups. If the are 360

candies at the beginning. Which group(s) receive the most candies?

A.1st B.2nd C.3rd & 4th D.None of these

Question 2. Find the next number in the sequence: 5, 8, 14, 23, 35, ?

A.40 B.50 C.60 D.45

Question 3. Which number is missing in the sequence?

1125954, 125954, ? 5954, 954

A.25954 B.15954 C.12554 D.1

Question 4. What is the odd one out

A.Gradient B.Intercept C.Origin D.Perimeter

Question 5. 10 apples cost the same as 1 watermelon, 2 watermelons are equal to 25 kiwis.

40 apples equal how many kiwis?

 A.30 B.40 C.50 D.60

Question 6. Find the missing number in the below pairs?

(125, 25) (40, 10) (75, ?) (50, 25)

A.11 B.13 C.25 D.17

Question 7. 20% of Mary’s stamp collection is equal to 30% of Nancy’s. If together they

have 250 stamps, how many stamps does Mary have?

A.125 B.150 C.100 D.50

Question 8. Find the number in the missing cell?

2 9 3

3 8 2

? 16 4

A.4 B.2 C.3 D.None of these

Question 9. John drives his car from home to university at an average speed of 30km/h and

increases his speed by 10km/h every 10 minutes. What is the distance covered in 30

minutes?

A.20km B.15km C.30km D.None of these

 Question 10. If Jenny has 5 more pens she would have three time as many as the number

of pens John has. If Jenny has 5 pens less then she and John are equal. How many pens

does she have?

A.10 B.5 C.15 D.None of these

Question 11. The number of marbles in a box is as follows :

Red : Blue : Yellow = 1 : 2 : 3

Which of the followings cannot be the number of total marbles in this box?

A.30 B.45 C.42 D.48

Use this table to answer Question 12 -13

The following rates for 2015–16 apply from 1 July 2015.

Taxable income Tax on this income

0 – $18,200 Nil

$18,201 – $37,000 19c for each $1 over $18,200

$37,001 – $80,000 $3,572 plus 32.5c for each $1 over $37,000

$80,001 – $180,000 $17,547 plus 37c for each $1 over $80,000

$180,001 and over $54,547 plus 45c for each $1 over $180,000

Question 12. If George makes $20,000 a year, what is his income tax?
A.$3,800 B.$275 C.$342 D.None of these

Question 13. Brian paid $ 3,897 income tax, what could be his income for the year?

A.$38,000 B.$42,000 C.$45,000 D.None of these

Question 14. Which of the following is most likely the area of the Ipad screen

A.4m2 B.400cm2 C.400cm D.400mm2

Question 15. Find the missing numbers:

5 ? 18 54 57 171

A.10 B.15 C.17 D.None of these

Question 16. Find the missing numbers:

3, 6, 9 7, 14, 49 6, 12, 36 2, 4, ?

A.2 B.4 C.8 D.6

Question 17. Which of the following has more factors?

A.30 B.45 C.75 D.They have equal factors

Question 18. There are 5 books on the shelf, each has 10 chapters, each chapter is about

25 -30 pages. Which of the following is a good estimate of the total pages of all the books?
 A.1,600 B.2500 C.1,200 D.1,400

Question 19. Find the missing number in the series:

6875 1375 275 55 ?

A.11 B.5 C.25 D.45

Question 20. How many blue paintballs in the box of 96 balls if the number of yellow balls is
twice as much as the number of blue balls.

A.28 B.32 C.54 D.62

Question 21. In a box of candies, there are 5 more red candies than green ones and there
are only 2 blue candies. If there are 37 candies, how many green ones are there?

A.10 B.15 C.20 D.25

Use the following information for Question 22 - Question 24

Given the data set: 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Question 22. How many 2-digit numbers can be formed by the above numbers:

A.9 B.81 C.72 D.56

Question 23. How many 2-digit even numbers can be formed:

A.36 B.35 C.28 D.54

Question 24. How many 2-digit numbers where all digits are different from each other can

be formed?

A.49 B.54 C.48 D.36

Question 25. Last year, 1L of petrol cost $2.5. This year, it is $3.6. Price change in
percentage is?

A.11% B.25% C.36% D.44%

Question 26. 5 years from now, the age of Jimmy will be twice that of Jerry. 3 years ago,
Jimmy’s age was four times Jerry’s age. How old are Jimmy and Jerry?

A.10,4 B.15,6 C.19,7 D.11,10

Question 27. There are 9 animals (dogs and chickens). How many dogs and chickens are
there in the house if there are 28 legs?

A.5,4 B.6,3 C.7,2 D.8,1

Question 28. Apple is 50 cents each and lemons is 70 cents. Daniel spent $7.4 on his
purchase and bought 2 less apples than lemons. How many apples and lemons did he buy?

A.3,5 B.6,8 C.5,7 D.7,9

Question 29. Find the largest number: 4^3, 4!, 2^5, 3^(2!)

A.4^3 B.4! C.2^5 D.3^(2!)

Question 30. A train travels from city A to city B with at a speed of 50km/h in 4 hours. The
train will stop for 15 minutes after every 1.5 hours of moving. How far is it from stop A to
stop B?

A.100km B.140km C.175km D.190km

Answer Question 31-32

Steve works at a car wash station with a pay rate of $25 per hour and he has to work 8

hours per day, 5 days a week

Question 31. Find out how much he can earn after 1 year?

A.$35,000 B.$52,000 C.$45,000 D.$40,000

Question 32. If he deposit the money in a bank account which offers a simple interest rate
of 5% p.a. how much will be in his account after 1 year

A.$35,000 B.$52,000 C.$54,600 D.$40,000

Question 33. If he wants to have $62,400, how long does he have to keep his money in his
bank account?

A.2 years B.3 years C.4 years D.5 years

Use the following information for Question 324- Question 35

Given the data set: 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9

Question 34. How many 3-digit numbers can be formed by the above numbers:

A.400 B.448 C.429 D.500

Question 35. How many 3-digit even numbers can be formed:

A.364 B.224 C.300 D.405

Question 36. What is the odd one out?

A.1 B.3 C.5 D.7

Question 37. The next number is: 10, 21, 44, 91, ?

A.160 B.170 C.190 D.186

Question 38. The area of a square is 81. What is the new area if we shorten 4 from each
side of the square?

A.54 B.32 C.18 D.25

Question 39. The shelf has the length of 40cm. Each book is 3 cm thick. What is the
maximum number of books can be put on the shelf?

A.10 B.12 C.13 D.14

Question 40. All five students weigh on average 65kg. Four of them weigh on average 68kg.
What is the exact weight of one of the five students?

A.53kg B.70kg C.62kg D.60kg

Question 41-42

Question 41. There are 10 red cards, 20 black cards, 50 yellow cards. What percentage are
red cards?

A.25% B.30% C.20% D.12.5%

Question 42. If Richard wants to increase the percentage of red cards to 30%, how many
more red cards will he need?

A.15 B.20 C.25 D.30

Question 43. What is the probability of obtaining 2 prime numbers, in any order, if you
throw a dice 2 times.

A. 1/36 B.1/6 C.1/4 D.None of these

Question 44. Find out which is the number in the question mark?

? 3 9
3 9 27
9 27 81

A.1 B.3 C.2 D.5

Question 45. If  stands for 7 , and  stands for 10 , what does 
stand for

A. 18 B.16 C.17 D.15

Question 46. Find the sum of 42 , 22, 6 and 3!

A. 37 B. 33 C. 31 D.32

Question 47. A container full of water weighs 150 kg. An empty tank weighs 10 kg. Find the
weight of a half full tank?

A. 40 kg B.90 kg C.30 kg D.80 kg

Question 48. Find a number that is divisible by 12 but not by 9?

A. 18 B.27 C.54 D.48

Question 49. Find the 15th term of this series 1 6 11 16 …

A. 71 B.66 C.61 D.55

Question 50. Jason’s money keeps doubling every 4 days. After 16 days, he gets $800.
How much money he gets at the beginning?

A. $50 B.$25 C.$100 D.$200

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