DELOITTE

DELOITTE
Numerical Test5
Solution Booklet

Instructions
This Deloitte Numerical Test comprises of 30 Numerical questions, and you will
have 40 minutes in which to correctly answer as many as you can.

You will have to work quickly and accurately to perform well in this test. If you
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selected. It is recommended to keep working until the time limit is up.

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 SOLUTIONS

1. (3 x 104) + (2 x 10²) + (4 x 10) =

A. 302400
B. 32400
C. 30240
D. 3240
E. 324
Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
2 x 104 = 30,000; 2 x 102 = 200; 4 x 10 = 40
The total is 30,240

2. Andy solves problems 74 to 125 inclusive in a Math exercise. How many problems
does he solve?
A. 53
B. 52
C. 51
D. 50
E. 49
Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
To find how many problems in the series we need to take the difference and add one.
125 - 74 = 51; 51 + 1 =52

3. If x and y are integers, and 3x + 2y = 13, which of the following could be the value of
y?

Select ALL values that apply.

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B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
Substitute the given values for y and check whether you get an integer value for x.
For example, using 0 we get 3x = 13; x = 13/3 which is not a whole number.
The right answer is 2, since 3x + 2(2) = 13; 3x = 13 - 4 = 9; x = 9/3 = 3.

4. In triangle ABC, AD = DB , DE is parallel to BC, and the area of triangle ABC is 40.
What is the area of triangle ADE ?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 30
E. it cannot be determined from the information given
Correct Answer: A

Explanation:
The big triangle ABC is similar to the small triangle ADE because their bases are
parallel. If corresponding side of two similar triangles are known the ratio of the areas is
also known. In this case, let AD be one unit, then AB is 2 units (given that AB = AD +
DB). The ratios of the sides is 1 : 2. The ratio of the areas will be (1)2 : (2)2 ; 1 : 4
Since the big triangle has area 40, using the ratio, the small has area 10.

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6. Which of the following describes the relationship between A and B as shown in the
pairs of numbers in the table above?
A. B = A + 4
B. B = 2A + 1
C. B = 3A - 1
D. B = A² + 1
E. B = A² - 1
Correct Answer: D

Explanation:
You can try out the relationships using at least two pairs from the table to see whether
the relationship holds. But it is relatively easy to spot that the first number squared + 1
gives the second number in each case.

7. 6 people meet for a business lunch. Each person shakes hands once with each other
person present. How many handshakes take place?
A. 30
B. 21
C. 18
D. 15
E. 10
Correct Answer: D

Explanation:
Imagine the first person of the six. He or she will have to shake hands with each of the
other 5. Now turn to the second person. He or she will have to shake with the other five,
but he she has already shaken with the first person. This means 4 new handshakes. The
third person will have to shake with 5 - 2 = 3 people, and so on. Total handshakes = 5 +
4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 15

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8. If x² - y² = 55, and x - y = 11, then y =
A. 8
B. 5
C. 3
D. -8
E. -3
Correct Answer: E

Explanation:
x2 - y2 can be expressed as (x + y)(x - y); since x - y =11 we can write
(x + y)11 = 55; therefore x + y = 5
Adding the two equations x + y = 5 and x - y = 11 we get
2x = 16; x = 8
Therefore 8 - y = 11; y = -3
9. In a sports club with 30 members, 17 play badminton and 19 play tennis and 2 do not
play either. How many members play both badminton and tennis?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
E. 11
Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
Since 2 do not play either, there are 28 members who play one sport or the other. Let the
number who play both be n.
Total (28) will be made up of only badminton players (17 - n), plus only tennis (19 - n)
and those who play both (n).
28 = (17 - n) + (19 - n) + n
28 = 36 - n ; n = 8

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10. Rectangle ABCD has a perimeter of 26. The half circle with diameter AD has an
area of 8π. What is the perimeter of the part of the figure that is not shaded?
A. 26 + 4π
B. 18 + 8π
C. 18 + 4π
D. 14 + 4π
E. 14 + 2π
Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
The total perimeter of the un-shaded part is made up of three sides of the rectangle and
the perimeter of the half-circle.
The area of a half circle = ½ π r2
8 π = ½ π r2; therefore r = 4
The perimeter of the half circle is ½ 8 π = 4 π
The diameter of the circle (8) = the length of the rectangle.
Total perimeter of the rectangle = 26
Three sides measure 26 - 8 = 18 Ans. 18 + 4π

11. (3x + 2) (2x - 5) = ax² + kx + n .

What is the value of a - n + k ?
A. 5
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
E. 11
Correct Answer: A

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Explanation:
This is a quadratic equation. To find n we multiply the last terms in each bracket
together (2 times -5) = -10
To find ‘a’ we multiply the first terms in each bracket together (3x times 2x) = 6x2, So a
= 6.
Thus a - n = 16
To find k we multiply the first term in the first bracket by the second term in the second
bracket and add the result to the product of the second term in the first bracket and the
first term in the second. (-15x + 4x) = -11x. So k = -11
16 - 11 = 5

12. The solid brick shown is made of small bricks of side 1. When the large brick is
disassembled into its component small bricks, the total surface area of all the small
bricks is how much greater than the surface area of the large brick?
A. 32
B. 40
C. 60
D. 72
E. 80
Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
Surface area of one small brick = 6; total number of bricks = 12; total surface when
disassembled = 6 x 12 = 72
Surface of whole big block= area of four larger faces + area of the two smaller faces = (4
x 6) + (2 x 4) = 24 + 8 = 32
The increase is 40 units

13. What is the simplified result of following the steps below in order?

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(1) add 5y to 2x
(2) multiply the sum by 3
(3) subtract x + y from the product
A. 5x + 14y
B. 5x + 16y
C. 5x + 5y
D. 6x + 4y
E. 3x + 12y
Correct Answer: A

Explanation:
Step one 2x + 5y
Step two 3(2x + 5y) = 6x + 15y
Step three (6x + 15y) - (x +y) = 6x + 15y - x - y (watch that last minus sign!)
This gives 5x + 14y

14. What is the average of four tenths and five thousandths?

A. 25002
B. 2502
C. 0.225
D. 0.2025
E. 0.02025
Correct Answer: D

Explanation:
Four tenths = 0.4
Five thousandths = 0.005
The average is (0.4 + 0.005)/2 = 0.2025

15. The first term in a sequence is 1 and the second term is 5. From the third term on
each term is the average (arithmetic mean) of all preceding terms. What is the 25th term
in the sequence?
A. 2.5
B. 3
C. 5

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D. 25
E. 50
Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
Start constructing the sequence until you see the pattern
1...5...(average of 1 and 5 = 3)...(average of 1, 5, and 3 = 3)...(average of 1,5,3 and 3 = 3)
now you can see that all subsequent terms will be 3

16. There are 28 students in a class all born in 1990

(a) The probability that all their birthdays are in February

(b)The probability that all their birthdays fall on a Friday

A. The quantity A is greater
B. The quantity B is greater
C. Both are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined without further information
Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
There are 12 months in a year so each student has a 1/12 chance of being born in a
particular month. There are only 7 days in a week, so each student has a 1/7 chance of
being born on a particular day of the week The chances that all will be born on a
particular day of the week is thus higher than the chances of them all being born in the
same month.

17.

C is the midpoint of segment AE and AB < DE

(a) BC (b) CD
A. The quantity on the left is greater
B. The quantity on the right is greater

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C. Both are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined without further information
Correct Answer: A

Explanation:
BC = AC - AB
CD = CE - DE, but AC and CE are both equal. Since DE is greater than AB, CD must be
less than BC. (We are taking off a smaller amount from half the segment, when we
subtract AB from AC.)

18.
This question and the next refer to the following:
The graph shows the sales figures for a certain company in five consecutive years.
(a)bPercentage increase in sales from 1989 to (b)Percentage fall in sales from 1991 to
1991 1993
A. Quantity A is greater
B. Quantity B is greater
C. Both are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined without further information
Correct Answer: A

19. Refer to the previous question

(a) The mean (average) of the 5 annual sales figures

(b) The median of the 5 annual sales figures

A. The quantity on the left is greater

B. The quantity on the right is greater
C. Both are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined without further information
Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

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To find the mean, add all the values and divide by 5. (1000 + 2000 + 3000 + 2000 +
1000)/5 = 9000/5 = 1800
To find the median, arrange the numbers in order of magnitude and find the middle term
1000,1000,2000,2000,3000. The median = 2000

20. n is a positive integer

p = 8 x 9 x 11 x n
(a) The remainder when p is divided by 6

(b) The remainder when p is divided by 33

A. The quantity on the left is greater

B. The quantity on the right is greater
C. Both are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined without further information
Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
Since p has factors 8 and 9, it will be divisible by 6.
Since p has factors 11 and 9, it will be divisible by 33. There will be no remainder in
either case.

21. 9 less than 4x = 39

(a) x (b) 10
A. The quantity on the left is greater
B. The quantity on the right is greater
C. Both are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined without further information
Correct Answer: A

Explanation:
We can write 9 less than 4x as 4x -9
4x - 9 = 39; 4x = 48; x = 12, which is bigger than 10.

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22. k² = 4
km = 6
(a) k (b) m
A. The quantity on the left is greater
B. The quantity on the right is greater
C. Both are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined without further information
Correct Answer: D

Explanation:
If k² = 4, k could be +2 or -2
If km = 6, m could be 3 if k is 2 (In which case the right column is greater)
But m could be -3 if k is -2 (In which case the left column is greater)
Hence this is a D answer.

23.
3 x 10³ + 2 x 10² + 10 321 x 10
A. The quantity on the left is greater
B. The quantity on the right is greater
C. Both are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined without further information
Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
The box on the left is equal to 3,000 + 200 + 10 = 3210
The right box is also equal to 3210
24. A rectangle has area 30
Perimeter of this rectangle 25
A. The quantity on the left is greater
B. The quantity on the right is greater
C. Both are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined without further information
Correct Answer: D

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Explanation:
The rectangle could be drawn long and thin or made into a square. The maximum
perimeter will come when the rectangle is long and thin. We can make the base nearly
30 units long and the perimeter will obviously be more than 25. The minimum perimeter
will come when the rectangle is a square. In which case the perimeter will be less than
25. (No need to work it out but we could by taking root 30 for the side and multiplying
by 4 for the perimeter)

25. Farm X is 8 miles due west of farm Y, and farm Z is 7 miles due north of farm Y
(a) Distance between X and Z (b)10 miles
A. The quantity on the left is greater
B. The quantity on the right is greater
C. Both are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined without further information
Correct Answer: A

Explanation:
Draw a sketch. XYZ is a right triangle with the distance between X and Z forming the
hypotenuse. Use Pythagoras to find the hypotenuse (8² + 7² = hyp²)
64 + 49 = 113. Root of 113 is obviously greater than 10.

26. This question and the next refer to the following definition
For all non-negative numbers
x¤=x+1
(9 ÷ 3)¤ 9¤ ÷ 3¤
A. The quantity on the left is greater
B. The quantity on the right is greater
C. Both are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined without further information
Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

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The strange symbol defines the operation to be carried out on the number.
(In this case, take the number and add 1)
On the left we have (9/3 = 3) on which we perform the operation 3 + 1 = 4
On the right we have 9 + 1 divided by 3 + 1. This equals 10/4 = 2.5

27.
a is an external angle
b is an internal angle
(a)The sum of the exterior angles of the (b)The sum of the interior angles of the
figure figure
A. The quantity on the left is greater
B. The quantity on the right is greater
C. Both are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined without further information
Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
The exterior angles of the figure add up to 360 (because starting from any angle and
moving around the figure, you turn one complete circle).
The interior angles will add up to 4 x 180 (because you can divide the figure into four
triangles by joining opposite vertices).
Also the figure does not say ‘not to scale’ and therefore we can believe what we see.
From the figure it is obvious that the external angles are larger than the internal angles,
and there are obviously 6 of each.

28.
Figure not to scale
The figure above is composed of squares. The larger squares are each of area 49. The
area of each small square is 4

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 (a) x (b) 3
A. The quantity on the left is greater
B. The quantity on the right is greater
C. Both are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined without further information
Correct Answer: C

29. n > 0
(a) n50 (b) n550
A. The quantity on the left is greater
B. The quantity on the right is greater
C. Both are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined without further information
Correct Answer: D

Explanation:
Since n is greater than 0 it could be a fraction, 1 or a larger number.
If n = 1, then both columns are equal (1 raised to any power is still 1).
If n > 1 the right column will be greater.
These two different possibilities mean that this is a D answer.

30.
(a) x (b) y
A. The quantity on the left is greater
B. The quantity on the right is greater

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C. Both are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined without further information
Correct Answer: A

Explanation:
The value of x must be more than the value of y, because x is an external angle of the
triangle, and is therefore equal to the sum of the two opposite interior angles of which y
is only one.

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 SOLUTIONS

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