Lorna Perry, who works in a financial firm in Michigan, is required to calculate a large number of clients' accounts daily. She needs to tally figures and check accuracy at a high speed. Which of the following dimensions of intellectual ability does Perry most likely use?

a. deductive reasoning

b. number aptitude

c. extent flexibility

d. visual perception

e. perpetual speed

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4 February, 04:47

Lorna Perry, who works in a financial firm in Michigan, is required to calculate a large number of clients' accounts daily. She needs to tally figures and check accuracy at a high speed. Which of the following dimensions of intellectual ability does Perry most likely use?

a. deductive reasoning

b. number aptitude

c. extent flexibility

d. visual perception

e. perpetual speed

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Cindy Lou Who · Answer 1

B) number aptitude

Explanation:

Number aptitude or numerical aptitude refers to someone's capacity to quickly and accurately perform math calculations. Numerical aptitude is a cognitive ability that an individual may have a strong preference for or the capacity to perform. Usually people with strong numerical aptitude tend to work in engineering, finance, sales, computer science, scientific fields and accounting.