Numerical Reasoning Trivia Exam! Quiz

Identify the missing number.

Identify the missing number.

Tim was given a large bag of sweets and ate one-third of the sweets before stopping as he was feeling sick.  The next day he ate one-third of the remaining sweets and the following day he ate one-third of the remainder, before counting the sweets he had left which totaled eight.  How many sweets was he given in the beginning?

What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 10.30?

5 bricklayers can lay a total of 50 bricks in 30 minutes.  How many bricklayers will be required to lay a total of 60 bricks in 18 minutes?

In a chocolate factory, a machine takes a 1 kg block of chocolate and divides this into rectangles each weighing 10g. These rectangles are then stamped into disks of chocolate each weighing 6g with the remaining chocolate discarded. These chocolate disks are then packed into bags of 4 which are sealed and finally packed into boxes. Each box contains 6 bags ready for dispatch to the shops. Find out how many full boxes we get out of the original 1kg of chocolate. What percentage of the original 1kg of chocolate was used to fill these boxes?

George thinks of a number. He squares it, then takes away 5, next multiplies it by 4, takes away 7, divides it by 3, and finally add 6. His answer is 9. What number did he start with? 

A pipe of diameter 10cm carries water to a depth of 2cm. What percentage of the pipe's capacity is being used?

Simon, Cheryl, and Dannii are all going by train to London to watch a singing competition.  Cheryl gets the 2.15 pm train.  Simon's train journey takes 50% longer than Dannii's.  Simon catches the 3.00 train.  Dannii leaves 20 minutes after Cheryl and arrives at 3.25 pm.  When will Simon arrive?