Generic Graduate Aptitude

Graduate Aptitude Test (General) · Numerical Reasoning

Data interpretation, ratio, percentage change and rates under time pressure.

40 of 4,225 exam-style questions, written to the Generic Graduate Aptitude format and free to read. The answers are here too — what they do not tell you is how many you would get right with a clock running.

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1. A task takes 24 staff 40 days to complete. Working at the same rate, how many days would 4 staff take?

2. A product sells for ₦2,600 a unit and costs ₦2,400 a unit to make. Fixed costs are ₦2,000,000 a month. How many units must be sold in a month to break even?

3. A profit of ₦1,500,000 is divided between three partners in the ratio 1 : 6 : 3. How much does the LARGEST share come to?

4. A branch recorded sales of ₦26m, ₦36m, ₦16m and ₦9m across the four quarters of a year. What percentage of the year's sales fell in the fourth quarter?

5. A product sells for ₦3,800 a unit and costs ₦1,800 a unit to make. Fixed costs are ₦950,000 a month. How many units must be sold in a month to break even?

6. A profit of ₦1,260,000 is divided between three partners in the ratio 5 : 6 : 3. How much does the LARGEST share come to?

7. A price of ₦29,000 is increased by 10% and the new price is then reduced by 25% in a sale. What is the final price, to the nearest naira?

8. A task takes 10 staff 27 days to complete. Working at the same rate, how many days would 5 staff take?

9. ₦1,100,000 is placed on deposit for 2 years at 22% simple interest a year. What is the TOTAL amount at the end of the term?

10. A product sells for ₦3,600 a unit and costs ₦2,400 a unit to make. Fixed costs are ₦1,500,000 a month. How many units must be sold in a month to break even?

11. A machine produces 390 units an hour. How many hours will it take to produce 1,700 units, to one decimal place?

12. An invoice for $1,200 is settled at ₦1,040 to the dollar, and the bank adds a 8% handling charge on the naira amount. What is the total cost in naira, to the nearest naira?

13. On a pie chart of a ₦300m budget, one department's slice measures 40°. What is that department's budget, to the nearest ₦0.01m?

14. The bank quotes ₦1,280 to the dollar. How many dollars will ₦3,150,000 buy, to the nearest dollar?

15. A branch recorded sales of ₦24m, ₦18m, ₦12m and ₦15m across the four quarters of a year. What percentage of the year's sales fell in the fourth quarter?

16. A branch recorded sales of ₦10m, ₦36m, ₦11m and ₦22m across the four quarters of a year. What percentage of the year's sales fell in the fourth quarter?

17. 470 staff are divided between two departments in the ratio 4 : 6. How many MORE staff are in the larger department?

18. Of 1,450 applicants, 200 passed the written test, and 135 of those were offered a place. What percentage of the ORIGINAL applicants were offered a place, to one decimal place?

19. A department's headcount fell from 770 to 215 over a year. What was the percentage decrease, to one decimal place?

20. An invoice for $8,700 is settled at ₦1,120 to the dollar, and the bank adds a 6% handling charge on the naira amount. What is the total cost in naira, to the nearest naira?

21. A price of ₦26,000 is increased by 20% and the new price is then reduced by 10% in a sale. What is the final price, to the nearest naira?

22. 410 staff are divided between two departments in the ratio 1 : 4. How many MORE staff are in the larger department?

23. The bank quotes ₦1,240 to the dollar. How many dollars will ₦1,350,000 buy, to the nearest dollar?

24. 480 staff are divided between two departments in the ratio 4 : 8. How many MORE staff are in the larger department?

25. An invoice for $14,200 is settled at ₦660 to the dollar, and the bank adds a 8% handling charge on the naira amount. What is the total cost in naira, to the nearest naira?

26. On a pie chart of a ₦490m budget, one department's slice measures 150°. What is that department's budget, to the nearest ₦0.01m?

27. The bank quotes ₦1,440 to the dollar. How many dollars will ₦3,800,000 buy, to the nearest dollar?

28. On a pie chart of a ₦250m budget, one department's slice measures 105°. What is that department's budget, to the nearest ₦0.01m?

29. A task takes 17 staff 28 days to complete. Working at the same rate, how many days would 4 staff take?

30. The bank quotes ₦460 to the dollar. How many dollars will ₦1,700,000 buy, to the nearest dollar?

31. A profit of ₦240,000 is divided between three partners in the ratio 2 : 3 : 7. How much does the LARGEST share come to?

32. A department's headcount fell from 870 to 105 over a year. What was the percentage decrease, to one decimal place?

33. A machine produces 50 units an hour. How many hours will it take to produce 3,200 units, to one decimal place?

34. A department's headcount fell from 780 to 400 over a year. What was the percentage decrease, to one decimal place?

35. Four regional teams recorded sales of ₦37m, ₦21m, ₦42m and ₦7m. What was the mean sales figure per team?

36. A department's headcount fell from 715 to 330 over a year. What was the percentage decrease, to one decimal place?

37. A product sells for ₦600 a unit and costs ₦200 a unit to make. Fixed costs are ₦600,000 a month. How many units must be sold in a month to break even?

38. A product sells for ₦1,500 a unit and costs ₦500 a unit to make. Fixed costs are ₦900,000 a month. How many units must be sold in a month to break even?

39. A profit of ₦1,320,000 is divided between three partners in the ratio 6 : 2 : 8. How much does the LARGEST share come to?

40. A task takes 7 staff 3 days to complete. Working at the same rate, how many days would 21 staff take?

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