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What number comes next in the sequence? 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?
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Correct answer: B - 127
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What number comes next in the sequence? 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?
Correct answer: B - 127
A laptop is listed at 800. The retailer applies a 20% discount, and then applies a further 10% discount to the already-reduced price. What is the final price?
Correct answer: B - 576
A company reports revenue by region for two consecutive years (figures in thousands): Region Year 1 Year 2 North 480 552 South 1,200 1,344 East 260 312 West 900 1,008 Which region recorded the largest PERCENTAGE increase in revenue?
Correct answer: C - East
What number should replace the question mark? 2, 100, 4, 95, 8, 90, ?, 85
Correct answer: B - 16
Read the passage and answer the question that follows. The company's remote-working pilot ran across three European offices between January and June. Of the 480 employees eligible to take part, 312 opted in. At the end of the pilot, average self-reported productivity scores among participants were higher than at the start. The board has not yet published its decision on whether to extend the scheme. Based SOLELY on the passage, which statement is correct?
Correct answer: A - Fewer than seven in ten eligible employees chose to take part.
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
Correct answer: C - The team reviewed the proposal and concluded that the deadline was unrealistic.
A regional manager argues: Since we introduced the new onboarding programme, first-year staff turnover has fallen from 24% to 15%. The programme is clearly working and should be rolled out company-wide. Which of the following, if true, MOST weakens the argument?
Correct answer: B - Over the same period, the regional labour market contracted sharply.
Statements: All analysts are graduates. Some graduates are contractors. Which conclusion definitely follows?
Correct answer: D - Some contractors are graduates.
Five colleagues - P, Q, R, S and T - are seated in a row of five seats numbered 1 to 5, from left to right. - T sits in seat 5. - R sits at one of the two ends of the row. - P sits immediately to the left of Q. - S does not sit next to T. Who sits in seat 3?
Correct answer: A - P
In a sequence of figures, the same two rules are applied at every step: Figure 1: a square containing 1 dot, shaded white Figure 2: a square containing 2 dots, shaded grey Figure 3: a square containing 4 dots, shaded white Figure 4: a square containing 8 dots, shaded grey Which of the following describes Figure 5?
Correct answer: D - A square containing sixteen dots, shaded white
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