Numerical Reasoning Tutorial - How to Answer Numerical Test Q's (Part 2)

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This is part 2 of our numerical reasoning tutorial.
Our expert test developer talks through how to answer a typical numerical reasoning test.
Numerical reasoning tests differ from the sort of numerical tests you may be familiar with from GCSE or A level exams.
The tests you will face are designed to measure your ability to problem solve, often mimicking the type of analysis you will be required to undertake in your future role e.g. Comparing the productivity of two different branches of a company.
This type of workplace numerical data can often be tricky to understand if you are not familiar with it, so it's extremely important to take practice tests to familiarise yourself with these beforehand.
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@carlotagoncalves2236 2 года назад

my reasoning would be the following: Since we are looking for the smallest reduction we only need to pay attention to two sectors: - The PC room, because it is the sector with the smallest percentage reduction among all the sectors under analysis, - and the meeting rooms, as even though it has grown in terms of %, the total for the year 2000 (15000) is lower than for the year 1990. After excluding office space and print room, just calculate 12%*17000-14%*15000= -0.06 which shows that there was an increase and not a decrease. Leaving PC Rooms as the only viable option

@ClaseS-1010 Год назад

very intelligent!

@ghassanebentahar5695 2 года назад

The answer to this question in this tutorial is confusing. -0.06

@AssessmentDayLtd 2 года назад

Correct, as it was a negative result it means that the values increased and as such would not be a reduction 👍

@bjprent10 3 года назад

Sorry this method is way to slow for my tests.... Like others state the time is the issue.

@meyrontintswalo879 5 лет назад

I wish tommorrow i can pass the numerical test...

@Irnbruist 3 года назад

how the hell should this be done in 1min ?!!

@DanielMorales-cq3cs 3 года назад

Hi, it would be great if you could post a video solving this problem in less than one minute. I'm sure there's a time-saving way to sort this type of problems in a more efficient way. Also, I want to purchase the membership with the practice tests, but personally I'm not concerned on how to solve and understand these problems, but rather on how to solve them within seconds, that's the true value I'm looking for. I can also solve it in the 4 minute range you show, and with practice probably 2 min following this method, but what is the efficient method? The content on your membership service offers this?

@omaridresgurashi6643 5 лет назад

Shouldn’t it be the meeting rooms since they increased?

@MsYolost 5 лет назад

Thought so too, but maybe it's because they asked for the smallest reduction and an increase is not a reduction...

@AssessmentDayLtd 5 лет назад

@@MsYolost That's right! The meeting rooms increased, and the question asks for the smallest reduction.

@amadeusz6906 4 года назад

This video is so confusing. You literally state “take the 1990 figure away from the 2000 figure but you’re doing the complete opposite???

@Democracy_Manifest 8 месяцев назад

Good point

@udz5480 3 года назад

wouldn't looking at the graphs and seeing that PC rooms had only had increased by 1% done the same?

@maryamraji8153 3 года назад

@@udz5480 Remember that the total KWH changed though. This could infuence a difference

@robinrpr Год назад

@@maryamraji8153 No it does not, kWh could be just an X in this equation as both sides are equally distributed.

@user-hi1mj4mc3w 3 года назад

FWIW check the answer sheets on the practice site, they give you quick ways to get to the answers. GLGL

@redonebig88 6 лет назад

it is wrong as the PC and meeting rooms are increasing so you should not even waste time to calculate them

@gnomik33 6 лет назад

Tell it to employers :D

@vango911 6 лет назад

come here to say the same thing haha

@Unstable_Diffusion89 6 лет назад

Handsome King, you are wrong. Just because there is a increase percentage wise from one time to a completely different one does not mean they do not decrease in absolute terms, you are taking percentages of different amounts (17000kwh) vs (15000kwh). It's like if I offered you 20% of a large pie one day then the next day offered you 21% of a really small pie, you get a higher percent but you get a lesser amount of pie the second day. The pie being like the kwh in this example. Get it?

@jayjayf9699 5 лет назад

@@AssessmentDayLtd what I am saying is you need to calculate all values and what u are saying is that under time constraints, don't do that?

@AssessmentDayLtd 5 лет назад

@@jayjayf9699 You should do what ever method works best for you. If calculating all variables is the best way for you to get the correct answer, and you have the speed to do so, then that is great. The challenge with reasoning tests is that they are often time limited meaning you must answer the question quickly - often 30 seconds. Given that constraint, you have to be very quick and make informed judgements on which calculations are worth calculating. The challenge with this entire line of discussion is it is invariably removed from the context that this video is trying to provide.

@Veiron88 2 года назад

Bro what? you have like 20 secs per question in these tests. just look at the numbers 20

@AssessmentDayLtd 2 года назад

You would get away with getting the correct answer in THIS question with that method, however that method is incorrect and will fail you in other questions. It asks for the smallest reduction in kWh from 1990 to 2000, not the smallest percentage change. There is a difference as the total kWh that the percentages are formed from in the two pie charts are different (17,000 and 15,000). It is not often that employers expect you to finish a numerical reasoning test, there are no bonus points for reaching the end. You are marked on your accuracy as well as your speed.

@sophiasahto5276 3 года назад

This is the wrong solution. Correct answer is Print room, as the energy usage does not reduce, instead it increases from 1990 to 2000 for meeting rooms.

@aigob1 3 дня назад

PC Room

@Erqin Год назад

the instructor has a very academic approach. he makes too much and unnecessary explanation that serves no purpose. or maybe it serves. maybe it is useful for people with low math & graph skills.