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Sample test_Numerical reasoning_AD5_EN

Number of PCs Number of PCs per 100 Percentage of the working inhabitants population using a PC for work 2002 2002 2001 2002 3 25 51% 53% 3 58 70% 75% 21 35 45% 45% 2 40 43% 50% 13 25 50% 60% 1 59 66% 56%

Number of PCs (million) 2001 Country I Country II Country III Country IV Country V Country VI 1.

2 3 20 2 11 1

In 2002, how many inhabitants did Country I have? A. B. C. D. E.

75 000 000 750 000 12 000 000 7 500 000 1 200 000

2. In 2002, the working population of Country II was 2 500 000, i.e. 100 000 more than the previous year How did the number of people using a PC for work change between 2001 and 2002? A. B. C. D. E.

It increased by 195 000 It decreased by 50 000 It increased by 150 000 It stayed the same It decreased by 195 000

3. In 2001, the number of PCs per 100 inhabitants in Country V was 5 units smaller than in 2002. What was the population of Country V in 2001?

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A. B. C. D. E.

27 500 000 65 000 000 2 200 000 55 000 000 30 000 000

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Sample test_Numerical reasoning_AD5_EN

Property market in Brussels 2000 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter

1995 Non-residential property market Surface area authorised for new construction (in m2) Number of permits for new construction Number of permits for building renovation Residential property market Living area authorised for new construction (in m2) Number of permits for construction of new apartment buildings Number of permits for construction of new houses Number of permits for building renovation

4th quarter

144 000

77 000

32 000

73 000

54 000

10 30

20 60

10 40

10 50

10 40

42 000

58 000

63 000

52 000

29 000

60

80

80

80

70

540

730

720

610

260

200

280

260

240

260

4. How did the number of permits for new construction on the non-residential property market change between 1995 and 2000? A. B. C. D. E.

It stayed the same It increased five-fold It doubled It fell by half It increased four-fold

5. What was the average surface area for new construction for the residential property market (construction of new apartment buildings and new houses) for which a permit was granted in 1995? A. B. C. D. E.

52.5 m2 70 m2 600 m2 240 m2 120 m2

6. In 1990, there were half as many permits for building renovation on the non-residential property market as on the residential property market, on which there were 30 fewer permits than in 1995. How did the number of permits for building renovation on the non-residential property market change between 1990 and 1995? A. B. C. D. E.

There were 170 fewer permits in 1995 than in 1990 There were 85 fewer permits in 1995 than in 1990 There were 55 fewer permits in 1995 than in 1990 There were 140 fewer permits in 1995 than in 1990 There were 120 fewer permits in 1995 than in 1990

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Sample test_Numerical reasoning_AD5_EN

Cost of training in businesses in the Europe of 15 (2002)

Industry (average) Mining Manufacturing Energy and water Construction (average) Trade, transport and communications (average) Transport and communications Trade and repairs Hotels and restaurants Financial, property and business services (average) Financial and insurance services Property and business services Average for all businesses

Share of Average training costs by training in beneficiary, in euros personnel Average Men Women costs M+W 1% 1 400 1 500 1 300 1% 1 300 1 300 1 200 1% 1 400 1 400 1 200 2% 2 500 2 900 2 200 1% 800 800 1 000 2% 1 600 1 800 1 100 2% 1 900 2 100 1 400 1% 1 000 1 200 800 1% 600 600 600 2% 2 300 2 400 2 200 3% 2 800 2 900 2 700 1% 1 400 1 600 1 100 1% 1 400 1 600 1 100

7. There were 20 000 000 workers in the industrial sector in the Europe of 15 in 2002, 45% of which were women. What was the cost of vocational training for men? A. B. C. D. E.

EUR 13.5 billion EUR 11.7 billion EUR 16.5 billion EUR 14.3 billion EUR 12.3 billion

8. In 2002, personnel costs in the industrial sector were EUR 1 000 billion, a quarter of which in the energy and water sector. How many persons worked in the latter sector in 2002? A. B. C. D. E.

1 000 000 8 000 000 100 000 000 2 000 000 10 000 000

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Sample test_Numerical reasoning_AD5_EN

Registration of new vehicles in the Netherlands 2000 645 000 550 000 1 200 60 300 5 500 3 000 25 000

New vehicles registered Passenger cars Buses and coaches Commercial vehicles for goods transport Taxis Tractors Motorcycles

2001 595 200 500 000 1 000 64 400 5 800 2 900 21 100

2002 550 000 470 900 1 100 50 000 4 000 4 000 20 000

9. In 2000, 1/3 of passenger cars registered were new, and the number of cars registered that year made up 1/4 of the number of passenger cars in the Netherlands. How many passenger cars not registered in that year were there in 2000? A. B. C. D. E.

1 237 500 4 950 000 1 650 000 137 500 3 250 000

10. In 2003, 50 000 fewer new vehicles were registered in the Netherlands than in 2002, but 5 times more second-hand vehicles than new vehicles, i.e. 100 000 more than in 2002. How many second-hand vehicles were registered in 2002? A. B. C. D. E.

2 500 000 2 650 000 2 400 000 500 000 2 200 000

11. The average price of a tractor in 2000 was EUR 40 000 and it increased by 5% each year between 2000 and 2002. By how much did the price of tractors in the Netherlands increase between 2000 and 2002? A. B. C. D. E.

EUR 4 100 EUR 4 000 EUR 44 100 EUR 12 300 000 EUR 4 410

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Sample test_Numerical reasoning_AD5_EN

Doctors and dentists in the European Union

France Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Sweden

Doctors (per 100 000 inhabitants) 1990 2001 270 330 340 450 160 240 470 600 200 320 250 330 280 300 160 180 260 400

Dentists (per 100 000 inhabitants) 1990 2001 70 70 100 120 40 50 20 60 50 70 50 50 20 50 40 40 100 90

Population 1990 2001 59 000 000 60 000 000 11 000 000 13 000 000 4 000 000 4 000 000 57 000 000 58 000 000 400 000 450 000 16 000 000 16 000 000 10 000 000 10 500 000 60 000 000 60 000 000 9 000 000 9 000 000

12. How did the number of dentists in Portugal change between 1990 and 2001? A. B. C. D. E.

It increased by 3 250 It increased by 2 000 It increased by 325 000 It increased by 30 It increased by 3 500

13. For 2001, which of the following statements is correct? A. B. C. D. E.

There were 10 times more doctors in Italy than in Portugal There were twice as many doctors in Italy than in Portugal There were 348 000 more doctors in Italy than in Portugal There were 316 500 more doctors in Italy than in Portugal There were 5 times more doctors in Italy than in Portugal

14. In Belgium in 1990, there were one third as many doctors as there were in the United Kingdom, and its population was 10 000 000. How many doctors per 100 000 inhabitants were there in Belgium in 1990? A. B. C. D. E.

960 540 360 320 800

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Key: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

C A D B B C C D B C A A D D

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