SAEE Analytical Reasoning & Data Interpretation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A bar chart shows monthly sales: Jan $40k, Feb $50k, Mar $30k, Apr $60k. What was the percentage increase from March to April?
- 50%
- 100% (Correct answer)
- 30%
- 200%
Correct answer: 100%
($60k - $30k) / $30k = 100%.
Question 2: If all engineers in a company are problem-solvers, and some problem-solvers are managers, which conclusion must be true?
- All engineers are managers
- Some managers may be engineers (Correct answer)
- No engineers are managers
- All managers are engineers
Correct answer: Some managers may be engineers
Overlap is possible but not guaranteed, so 'may be' is the only valid conclusion.
Question 3: A pie chart divides a budget: Rent 40%, Food 25%, Transport 15%, Savings 20%. If total budget is $2,000, how much is Transport?
- $300 (Correct answer)
- $400
- $500
- $200
Correct answer: $300
15% of $2,000 = $300.
Question 4: In a sequence 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, what is the next number?
- 40
- 42 (Correct answer)
- 36
- 44
Correct answer: 42
Differences increase by 2 each time (4,6,8,10,12), so 30+12=42.
Question 5: A line graph shows temperature rising steadily from 10°C at 6am to 22°C at noon. What is the average hourly increase?
- 1°C
- 2°C (Correct answer)
- 3°C
- 4°C
Correct answer: 2°C
12°C rise over 6 hours = 2°C per hour.
Question 6: Five people sit in a row. If A is left of B, and C is right of B, who could be in the middle?
- A only
- B only (Correct answer)
- C only
- Any of them
Correct answer: B only
B sits between A and C in the ordering, making B a natural middle candidate.
Question 7: A table shows 3 products with profit margins 20%, 35%, and 15%. Which statement is most supported?
- The second product is most profitable per unit (Correct answer)
- All products are equally profitable
- The third product sells most
- Profit margin equals total profit
Correct answer: The second product is most profitable per unit
35% is the highest margin, indicating greatest profit per unit.
SAEE Analytical Reasoning & Data Interpretation 2
A bar chart shows monthly sales: Jan $40k, Feb $50k, Mar $30k, Apr $60k.
What was the percentage increase from March to April?