Numerical Reasoning Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. Which region's project cost the least money? → West
2. A car depreciates by 15% per year. If it was worth $24,000 new, what is it worth after one year? → $20,400
3. What is the next number: 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, __? → 160
4. Which of the five national branches had the third quarter's highest average pricing per unit? → Croatia
5. Three partners invest in a business in the ratio 2:3:5. If the total investment is $50,000, how much does the partner with the middle share invest? → $15,000
6. A dog breeder typically keeps two fifths Cavaliers and one quarter Golden Retrievers. How many Golden Retrievers must this breeder have as a minimum? → 5
7. Two colleagues share a bonus in the ratio 3:5. If the total bonus is $1,600, how much does the person with the larger share receive? → $1,000
8. What is the approximate average monthly profit from selling the Blue package across all regions? → $194,000
9. An item costs $75 to produce and is sold at a 40% markup. What is the selling price? → $105
10. A truck travels the first half of a journey at 40 km/h and the second half at 60 km/h. What is the average speed for the entire trip? → 48 km/h
11. Which dairy generates the most cheese blocks per average cow? → Big Cow
12. A motorboat travels 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream in equal time. If the stream speed is 4 km/h, what is the boat's speed in still water? → 20 km/h
13. A store offers a 35% discount on a jacket originally priced at $120. What is the sale price? → $78
14. A company issues bonds worth $50,000 at a 6% coupon rate payable semi-annually. What is each semi-annual coupon payment? → $1,500
15. Which of the following bundles sold the second fewest in the two northern regions? → Black
16. A pie chart shows department budgets: Marketing 25%, IT 30%, HR 15%, Operations 20%, R&D 10%. If the total budget is $2,000,000, how much is allocated to IT? → $600,000
17. An investment of $5,000 earns simple interest at 6% per year. What is the total value after 3 years? → $5,900
18. A table lists monthly rainfall (mm): Jan=45, Feb=30, Mar=55, Apr=80, May=95, Jun=110. What is the percentage increase in rainfall from March to June? → 100%
19. What is the expected daily income on a Saturday if the management at Barracuda Park increased the entrance price for kids and elders by 20%? → $60,102.00
20. What would it cost to get tickets to the Fun Park on a Saturday for 15 adults and 40 kids? → $450.50
21. With four Australian dollars, how many Jordanian dinars can I purchase? → 5
22. What is the approximate sales ratio between France and Germany in the fourth quarter? → 3:2
23. Find the missing value: 3, 9, 27, __, 243? → 81
24. What is the missing term: 7, 14, 28, __, 112? → 56
25. A business spends $12,000 on advertising and generates $84,000 in new revenue. What is the return on advertising spend (ROAS)? → 7
26. Two trains, 200 m and 150 m long, travel toward each other at 40 m/s and 60 m/s respectively. How long does it take for them to completely pass each other? → 3.5 seconds
27. A recipe makes 24 cookies and requires 2.5 cups of flour. How many cups of flour are needed to make 60 cookies? → 6.25 cups
28. On a typical Monday through Thursday, roughly how many more or less persons in their 60s or under attend Rush World than Fun Park? → 600 less
29. An investor buys 200 shares at $45 each and sells them at $52 each. What is the total profit? → $1,400
30. Find the next term in the sequence: 0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, __? → 36