How to Pass Numerical Reasoning (52 page)

Distance = Rate × Time

Work rate formula

Part
=
Percentage
×
Whole

Percentage increase formula

New value
=
Original whole
+
Amount of increase
Percentage decrease formula

New value
=
Original whole
+
Amount of decrease
Simple interest

I = PRT

where I = Interest, P = Principal sum, R = Interest rate and T = Time period.

Compound interest

I = P (1 + R)
^n–1

where P = the Principal sum, R = the Rate of interest and n = the Number of periods for which interest is calculated.

Chapter 5

Recommendations for further practice

Useful websites

The following websites contain practice material for you to review or download. Web addresses do change from time to time and although this information is correct at the time of publication, currency of address information cannot be guaranteed.

http://www.shlgroup.co.uk

SHL is a leader in test preparation. SHL tests are a commonly used test for graduate roles. The website contains practice for verbal, numerical and diagrammatical reasoning tests.

http://www.morrisby.com

Morrisby are leaders in psychometric testing and offer advice and support for test-takers. The website contains information on test-taking and practice questions.

http://www.ets.org

Educational Testing Service, the US leading testing company. ETS specializes in the preparation of the SAT, GRE, GMAT and LSAT aptitude tests. The Web site contains specialist information on test preparation and provides practice test for US standardized tests.

http://www.deloitte.co.uk/index.asp

Deloitte and Touche are a leading tax and advisory consultancy. The website contains practice tests for accountants and non-accountants.

https://pg.sitebase.net/pg_images/taleo/practicetest.htm

Proctor and Gamble’s website contains problem-solving tests containing 50 questions, testing verbal reasoning, data interpretation and numerical reasoning questions.

http://www.publicjobs.ie/publicjobs/advice/test/junior/
numeric_intro.htm

The Civil Service Commission website contains online practice tests and explanations.

http://www.resourceassociates.com/html/math.htm

Resource Associates is a US-based human resources consultancy. The website contains practice data interpretation tests.

First published in Great Britain and the United States in 2003 by Kogan Page Limited

Revised edition 2006

Reprinted 2007, 2007, 2009 (three times)

Second edition 2011

Reissued 2013

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How to pass numerical reasoning tests : a step-by-step guide to learning key numeracy skills / Heidi Smith. – 2nd ed.

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