BCAT Numerical Reasoning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A law school entrance exam has 80 questions. A student answers 72 correctly. What percentage did the student get right?
- 90% (Correct answer)
- 85%
- 88%
- 92%
Correct answer: 90%
(72 / 80) × 100 = 90%.
Question 2: A barrister earns £85,000 per year. After a 12% pay rise, what is the new salary?
- £95,200 (Correct answer)
- $92,000
- $97,750
- $90,000
Correct answer: £95,200
85,000 × 1.12 = £95,200.
Question 3: Court filing fees total $1,350 for 9 documents. What is the average fee per document?
- $150 (Correct answer)
- $135
- $175
- $125
Correct answer: $150
1,350 ÷ 9 = $150 per document.
Question 4: A firm's profit increased from $320,000 to $400,000 in one year. What was the percentage increase?
- 25% (Correct answer)
- 20%
- 30%
- 22%
Correct answer: 25%
Increase = 80,000; percentage = (80,000 / 320,000) × 100 = 25%.
Question 5: A paralegal types 60 words per minute. A legal brief is 4,800 words long. How many minutes will it take to type?
- 80 minutes (Correct answer)
- 72 minutes
- 90 minutes
- 96 minutes
Correct answer: 80 minutes
4,800 ÷ 60 = 80 minutes.
Question 6: A contract is worth £2.4 million. A solicitor charges 1.5% of the contract value as a fee. What is the fee?
- £36,000 (Correct answer)
- £24,000
- £30,000
- £48,000
Correct answer: £36,000
2,400,000 × 0.015 = £36,000.
BCAT Numerical Reasoning 2
A law school entrance exam has 80 questions.
A student answers 72 correctly.
What percentage did the student get right?