Basic Arithmetic – UK

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Basic Arithmetic – UK measures a candidate’s ability to quickly perform basic mathematical computations including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Candidates must answer each question by performing the appropriate computation and selecting the correct answer. Candidates may use paper and pencil to solve problems, but calculators are not allowed.

What It Was Best Used For

• High-Volume Pre-Employment Screening: Rapidly filtering massive applicant pools early in the recruitment pipeline due to its ultra-short 6-minute completion time.
• Auditing Core Mental Calculations: Measuring a candidate’s fluid computational speed across whole numbers, decimals, and fractions for traditional addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems.
• Testing Precision under Time Pressure: Evaluating how accurately an operator processes numerical data and converts fractions or decimals when working against a strict countdown clock.
• Vetting Everyday Business Percentages: Checking a candidate’s operational ability to calculate percentages quickly for basic retail, banking, or logistics entries.
• Secure Remote Candidate Selection: Deploying a rapid, unproctored web filter that remote or work-from-home applicants could complete from any standard computer interface.

Category: Essential Skills
Speeded and Timed: 6 minute time limit. Candidate not expected to complete all questions
Number of Questions: 70
Number of Sittings: One
Designed for Remote Testing: Yes
Question Format: Multiple choice
Product Category: Qwiz Primary Skills

Test Topics Questions / Topics

Addition 15
Conversions 7
Division 9
Multiplication 15
Percentages 9
Subtraction 15

Detail Description:

Question Topic Question Description

Addition Add whole numbers.
Addition Add decimals.
Subtraction Subtract whole numbers.
Subtraction Subtract decimal numbers.
Subtraction Subtract fractions.
Multiplication Multiply whole numbers.
Multiplication Multiply fractions and whole numbers.
Percentages Calculate the percentage.
Division Divide whole numbers.
Division Divide decimals by whole numbers.
Percentages Calculate the percentage.
Conversions Convert a fraction to a decimal.
Conversions Convert a decimal to a fraction.
Addition Add fractions.
Addition Add whole numbers.
Addition Add decimals.
Multiplication Multiply fractions and whole numbers.
Percentages Calculate the percentage.
Subtraction Subtract whole numbers.
Multiplication Multiply fractions and whole numbers.
Addition Add whole numbers.
Addition Add decimals.
Subtraction Subtract whole numbers.
Subtraction Subtract fractions.
Multiplication Multiply whole numbers.
Conversions Convert a decimal to a fraction.
Division Divide whole numbers.
Subtraction Subtract fractions.
Division Divide whole numbers.
Percentages Calculate the percentage.
Addition Add whole numbers.
Addition Add whole numbers.
Multiplication Multiply whole numbers.
Conversions Convert a fraction to a decimal.
Subtraction Subtract whole numbers.
Percentages Calculate the percentage.
Multiplication Multiply whole numbers.
Addition Add whole numbers.
Division Divide whole numbers.
Subtraction Subtract whole numbers.
Addition Add fractions.
Addition Add whole numbers.
Addition Add decimals.
Subtraction Subtract fractions.
Division Divide whole numbers.
Subtraction Subtract whole numbers.
Percentages Calculate the percentage.
Subtraction Subtract fractions.
Multiplication Multiply decimal numbers.
Subtraction Subtract decimal numbers.
Multiplication Multiply whole numbers.
Division Divide whole numbers.
Addition Add decimals.
Addition Add decimals.
Multiplication Multiply decimal numbers.
Subtraction Subtract decimal numbers.
Percentages Calculate the percentage.
Multiplication Multiply fractions and whole numbers.
Subtraction Subtract whole numbers.
Conversions Convert a decimal to a fraction.
Multiplication Multiply decimal numbers.
Percentages Calculate the percentage.
Multiplication Multiply decimal numbers.
Division Divide whole numbers.
Conversions Convert a fraction to a decimal.
Division Divide whole numbers.
Multiplication Multiply decimal numbers.
Percentages Calculate the percentage.
Multiplication Multiply whole numbers.
Conversions Convert a decimal to a fraction.