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Numeracy Test

The numeracy test consists of a series of data interpretation questions. Data will be presented in various forms and you will use the information provided to answer a number of questions.

You will be given a calculator, but don’t worry, no complicated formulae are involved.

Example questions:

2003 - 2004 Global Confectionery Market ($ billion)
	2003	2004	2003-04 Growth (percent)

Chocolate	52.8	53.1

Sugar Confectionery	35.5		-1.1%

Gum	12.1	12.3	1.7%

Total	100.4

1. What were the sizes of the sugar confectionery and total confectionery markets in 2004?

2. Calculate the growth of total confectionery and chocolate from 2003 to 2004.

3. What percentage of total confectionery in 2003 does gum represent?

4. Which sector grew the most, in absolute terms and as a percentage?