Business Analytics Basic Maths Quiz

If a baseball bat and ball together cost £1.10 and the bat alone costs £1.00 more than the ball, then how much does the ball cost?

• £0.50

• £0.01

• £0.05

• £0.10

Answer explanation

Bat + Ball = £1.10

Ball + £1.00 = Bat

Ball + £1.00 + Ball = £1.10

2 Ball = £0.10

Ball = £0.10/2

Ball costs £0.05

A human resource manager is considering replacing a traditional training program with a new virtual training program for 10 new employees. The salary of the human resource (HR) staff is £20.00 per hour, and the salary of new employees is £12.50 per hour, assuming the quality of programs is equal, which is the most efficient:

• Program A

• Program B

• Program C

• Program D

• All would be the same

Answer explanation

Number 0.000005 is equal to

• 5 x 10-6

• 5E-6

• All of the above

• None of the above

Answer explanation

Both 5 x 10-6 and 5E-6 mean the same thing

Assume you are taking three modules in semester 2 (Module 1, Module 2, and Module 3).

You have already passed two modules.

For Module 1 the mark you earned is 55 and for Module 2 your mark was 57.

The final semester 2 mark is calculated by weighing the individual marks of the three modules as follows:

Module 1 (25%), Module 2 (35%), and Module 3 (40%).

If for the final semester 2 mark you aim to achieve 65, then what mark you ought to get for Module 3?

• 59

• 78.25

• 70.5

• 83

Answer explanation

A very large company is in the process of redistributing their fleet of heavy lifters across their four locations in response to different needs at each factory (see Figure 1).

Currently, the distribution of heavy lifters is as shown in the first graph, with the second graph being the distribution that management requests.

If there are currently 45 heavy lifters at Factory A and the company increases its fleet by 60%, how many total lifters will be at the Factory A and Factory B after they are redistributed?

• Factory A: 72

  Factory B: 108

• Factory A: 72

  Factory B: 72

• Factory A: 45

  Factory B: 45

• Factory A: 96

  Factory B: 168

Answer explanation