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Quantitative Reasoning Test 3

QUANTITATIVE REASONING TEST 3

106 QUESTIONS
80 MINUTES

Each question is followed by four possible answers. Decide which answer
is correct, then blacken the space on your answer sheet that has the same
number and letter as your choice. Use scratch paper to do any figuring.

1. On decreasing the price of colour TV by 30%, its sale is (A) N2,650
increased by 20%. The effect on the revenue is (B) N3,050
(A) 16% decrease ( C) N3,150
(B) 16% increase (D) None of these
( C) 20% increase
(D) None of these 7. The population of a town increases by 12% during
first year and deceases by 10% during second year. If
2. The population of a city increases at the rate of 10% the present population is 50,400, what was it 2 year
annually. Its present population is 90.51. The ago?
population 3 years ago was nearly (A) 40,000
(A) 72 (B) 35,000
(B) 68 ( C) 50,000
( C) 80 (D) None of these
(D) None of these
8. Lolade loses 20% of his pocket money. After
3. The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% spending 25% of the remainder he has N480 left.
every year. It was purchased 3 years ago. If its present What was his pocket money?
value is N8,748, its purchase price was (A) N600
(A) N16,000 (B) N800
(B) N18,000 ( C) N900
( C) N12,000 (D) None of these
(D) None of these
9. An army lost 10% of its men in war, 10% of the
4. The income of a company increases 20% per annum. If remaining due to diseases 10% of the rest were
its income is N2,664,000 in the year 1999, what was its disabled. Thus, the strength was reduced 729,000
income in the year 1997? active men. Find the original strength
(A) N1,750,000 (A) 10,000 (B) 1,200,000
(B) N1,650,000 ( C) 1,500,000 ( D) None of these
( C) N1,850,000
(D) None of these 10. The daily wage is increased by 15% and a person now
gets N25 per day. What was his daily wage before the
5. The population of a town is 32,000. It increases 15% increases?
annually. What will it be in 2 years? (A) N25
(A) 52,340 (B) N20
(B) 42,320 ( C) N30
( C) 62,430 (D) None of these
(D) None of these
11. A student has to secure 15% marks to get through. If
6. The value of a machine is N6,250. it decreases by 10% he gets 80 marks and fails by 70 marks, find the
during the first year, 20% during the second year and maximum marks set for the examination
30% during the third year. What will be the value of the (A) 900
machine after 3 years? (B) 1,000
( C) 1,200 (D) None of these

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