Question 1
Priya earns £1,840 per month before deductions. 8% of this is deducted for her pension. How much is deducted?
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Correct answer: B - £147.20
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Priya earns £1,840 per month before deductions. 8% of this is deducted for her pension. How much is deducted?
Correct answer: B - £147.20
A minibus seats 14 passengers. 87 students need to travel to a work placement. What is the smallest number of minibuses required?
Correct answer: C - 7
A jacket is reduced by 20% in a sale. The sale price is £68.00. What was the price before the reduction?
Correct answer: C - £85.00
Marcus works from 07:30 to 16:00 and takes a 30-minute unpaid break. He is paid £12.60 per hour. How much does he earn for this shift?
Correct answer: C - £100.80
A team handled the following numbers of calls over six days: 14, 9, 21, 12, 18, 11. What is the median number of calls?
Correct answer: B - 13
Read the extract below. The new leisure centre opened in March. It cost £4.2 million to build and includes a 25-metre pool. Without doubt, it is the finest facility in the region, and everyone who visits will agree it was money well spent. Which statement from the extract is an opinion rather than a fact?
Correct answer: D - It is the finest facility in the region
Read the email extract below. Thank you for your application. While your experience in retail is clearly extensive, the role requires a candidate who can begin immediately and who holds a current forklift licence. We will keep your details on file for six months. What is the writer suggesting?
Correct answer: A - The applicant has not been successful on this occasion
Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?
Correct answer: A - It's important that the team completes its report on time.
Which sentence uses 'affect' and 'effect' correctly?
Correct answer: D - The new shift pattern will affect morale, and the effect could be serious.
A manager needs to send the same newsletter to 60 external customers. No customer should be able to see any other customer's email address. What is the correct way to do this?
Correct answer: D - Put all 60 addresses in the Bcc field
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