Progressive Pre-Employment
Assessment Test Final Exam
If you count 1 to 100, how many 5s will you pass on the way?
CORRECT ANSWERS There are 20 numbers that contain 5 in it
5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 50, 51 to 59, 65, 75, 85, 95
(55 contains 2 five's)
So the answer is 20 .
Julie is a hair stylist. She makes $10.25 an hour, plus $6 extra for every
haircut she performs. This week she worked a total of 40 hours and
performed 46 haircuts. How much money did she make?
CORRECT ANSWERS $686.05 10.25 x 40 = 410.05 46 x 6 = 276
410.05
+276
=686.06
Business statistics is a scientific approach to decision-making in the face
of risk and is used in many disciplines, such as financial analysis,
econometrics, auditing, production and operations, and marketing
research. The main objective of business statistics is to make inferences
,about certain characteristics of a population based on information
contained in a random sample from the entire population.
Statistical forecasting concentrates on using the past to predict the
future by identifying trends, patterns and business drives within the data
to develop a forecast. This forecast is referred to as a statistical forecast
because it uses mathematical formulas to identify the patterns and
trends while testing the results for mathematical reasonableness and
confidence. Statistical forecasting is used for forecasting sales and
budget.
Question #1
Statistical forecasting deals with estimating the likelihood of an event
CORRECT ANSWERS True
How to solve this question?
The passage says that statistical forecasting concentrates on using the
past to identify patterns and trends. This information is used to predict
the future, such as forecasting sales and budget. Therefore, the answer
is "True".
Business statistics is a scientific approach to decision-making in the face
of risk and is used in many disciplines, such as financial analysis,
econometrics, auditing, production and operations, and marketing
research. The main objective of business statistics is to make inferences
about certain characteristics of a population based on information
contained in a random sample from the entire population.
Statistical forecasting concentrates on using the past to predict the
future by identifying trends, patterns and business drives within the data
to develop a forecast. This forecast is referred to as a statistical forecast
because it uses mathematical formulas to identify the patterns and
trends while testing the results for mathematical reasonableness and
,confidence. Statistical forecasting is used for forecasting sales and
budget.
Question #2
Using statistics in decision-making eliminates business risks
Answer op
CORRECT ANSWERS Can't say
How to solve this question?
The information given is that business statistics are used for decision-
making in the face of risk. There is no suggestion in the passage that
such use eliminates business risks, and the answer therefore is "Can't
say".
Question #3
There is no kid that doesn't like chocolate.
What inference can be drawn from this sentence?
Answer options
A. Everyone who likes chocolate is a kid.
B. All kids like chocolate.
C. There are kids that don't like chocolate.
D. Only kids like chocolate.CORRECT ANSWER: All kids like chocolate.
How to solve this question?
A double negative (no kid + doesn't like) turns into a positive. A no
statement turns into an all statement. Kid => likes chocolate
, Soy- and rice- based diets are very popular in Third World countries. The
soy bean has a higher phytate content than any other grain or legume
that has been studied. Phytate is an organic acid, present in the bran or
hulls of all seeds, which blocks the uptake of essential minerals -
calcium, magnesium, iron and especially zinc - in the intestinal tract.
Soy beans seem to be highly resistant to many phytate-reducing
techniques such as long, slow cooking. Only a long period of
fermentation will significantly reduce the phytate content of soy beans.
Thus, fermented products such as tempeh and miso provide
nourishment that is easily assimilated. When precipitated soy products
are consumed with meat, the mineral-blocking effects of the phytates
are reduced.
Question #4
People in Third World countries have low levels of calcium, magnesium,
iron and zinc
Answer options
True
False
Can't say CORRECT ANSWERS Can't say
How to solve this question?
Even though phytate blocks the uptake of these minerals, there is no
evidence given that people in third-world countries have low levels of
these compounds. The passage says that soy- and rice-based diets are
very popular in these countries, but it does not go far enough to be able
to say definitively that persons are deficient in these essentials. Even if
the statement is true, it is not supported by the information in the
passage, and the response is "Can't say".
Assessment Test Final Exam
If you count 1 to 100, how many 5s will you pass on the way?
CORRECT ANSWERS There are 20 numbers that contain 5 in it
5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 50, 51 to 59, 65, 75, 85, 95
(55 contains 2 five's)
So the answer is 20 .
Julie is a hair stylist. She makes $10.25 an hour, plus $6 extra for every
haircut she performs. This week she worked a total of 40 hours and
performed 46 haircuts. How much money did she make?
CORRECT ANSWERS $686.05 10.25 x 40 = 410.05 46 x 6 = 276
410.05
+276
=686.06
Business statistics is a scientific approach to decision-making in the face
of risk and is used in many disciplines, such as financial analysis,
econometrics, auditing, production and operations, and marketing
research. The main objective of business statistics is to make inferences
,about certain characteristics of a population based on information
contained in a random sample from the entire population.
Statistical forecasting concentrates on using the past to predict the
future by identifying trends, patterns and business drives within the data
to develop a forecast. This forecast is referred to as a statistical forecast
because it uses mathematical formulas to identify the patterns and
trends while testing the results for mathematical reasonableness and
confidence. Statistical forecasting is used for forecasting sales and
budget.
Question #1
Statistical forecasting deals with estimating the likelihood of an event
CORRECT ANSWERS True
How to solve this question?
The passage says that statistical forecasting concentrates on using the
past to identify patterns and trends. This information is used to predict
the future, such as forecasting sales and budget. Therefore, the answer
is "True".
Business statistics is a scientific approach to decision-making in the face
of risk and is used in many disciplines, such as financial analysis,
econometrics, auditing, production and operations, and marketing
research. The main objective of business statistics is to make inferences
about certain characteristics of a population based on information
contained in a random sample from the entire population.
Statistical forecasting concentrates on using the past to predict the
future by identifying trends, patterns and business drives within the data
to develop a forecast. This forecast is referred to as a statistical forecast
because it uses mathematical formulas to identify the patterns and
trends while testing the results for mathematical reasonableness and
,confidence. Statistical forecasting is used for forecasting sales and
budget.
Question #2
Using statistics in decision-making eliminates business risks
Answer op
CORRECT ANSWERS Can't say
How to solve this question?
The information given is that business statistics are used for decision-
making in the face of risk. There is no suggestion in the passage that
such use eliminates business risks, and the answer therefore is "Can't
say".
Question #3
There is no kid that doesn't like chocolate.
What inference can be drawn from this sentence?
Answer options
A. Everyone who likes chocolate is a kid.
B. All kids like chocolate.
C. There are kids that don't like chocolate.
D. Only kids like chocolate.CORRECT ANSWER: All kids like chocolate.
How to solve this question?
A double negative (no kid + doesn't like) turns into a positive. A no
statement turns into an all statement. Kid => likes chocolate
, Soy- and rice- based diets are very popular in Third World countries. The
soy bean has a higher phytate content than any other grain or legume
that has been studied. Phytate is an organic acid, present in the bran or
hulls of all seeds, which blocks the uptake of essential minerals -
calcium, magnesium, iron and especially zinc - in the intestinal tract.
Soy beans seem to be highly resistant to many phytate-reducing
techniques such as long, slow cooking. Only a long period of
fermentation will significantly reduce the phytate content of soy beans.
Thus, fermented products such as tempeh and miso provide
nourishment that is easily assimilated. When precipitated soy products
are consumed with meat, the mineral-blocking effects of the phytates
are reduced.
Question #4
People in Third World countries have low levels of calcium, magnesium,
iron and zinc
Answer options
True
False
Can't say CORRECT ANSWERS Can't say
How to solve this question?
Even though phytate blocks the uptake of these minerals, there is no
evidence given that people in third-world countries have low levels of
these compounds. The passage says that soy- and rice-based diets are
very popular in these countries, but it does not go far enough to be able
to say definitively that persons are deficient in these essentials. Even if
the statement is true, it is not supported by the information in the
passage, and the response is "Can't say".
