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Amazon hiring skills practice

Build confidence with 30 original numerical, attention-to-detail and rule-based workplace questions. Learn from tables, worked explanations and an optional eight-lesson course.

How this free test works: Questions 1–10 show feedback immediately. Complete questions 11–30, then enter your email to reveal your score and every explanation. The eight-lesson email course is optional.
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The table shows packages processed by four associates and their shift lengths. Using packages per hour, who worked at the highest rate?
AssociatePackages processedShift length (hours)
Alice2408
Ben2247
Chloe2488
Diego1806

Numerical Reasoning · Select one answer.

What this set prepares you for

These original exercises develop general operations skills: 10 numerical, 8 attention-to-detail, 6 prioritization and 6 workplace-reasoning questions. They are not real Amazon assessment questions. Amazon assessment formats vary by role, and we could not verify a universal public warehouse syllabus. Our skill labels and scenario rules are created by Certbie; they are not official Amazon policies, scoring criteria or personality-test answers.

A community discussion about difficult assessments prompted us to make the reasoning easier to follow. Comments describe individual experiences; they are not an official syllabus or evidence about how Amazon scores candidates.

Start with the instructions in your own assessment invitation. Use Amazon’s assessment guidance and assessment FAQ for preparation and support. Answer work-style questions honestly. Our scored scenarios supply explicit rules so you can practice reasoning without guessing an employer’s personality profile.

Source check: 2026-09-20. Original AI-assisted questions with automated and editorial checks. Not endorsed by Amazon or AWS.

Your optional eight-lesson course

Each lesson teaches a specific skill, gives you a short exercise, and explains the worked answer. Choose the course after completing the test, then confirm your email.

  1. Lesson 1 · Day 0

    Day 0: Set expectations, then build the habit

  2. Lesson 2 · Day 1

    Day 1: Master rate = amount / time, and percent change = difference / original

  3. Lesson 3 · Day 3

    Day 3: Turn table data into a derived column before answering

  4. Lesson 4 · Day 5

    Day 5: Check components, not impressions

  5. Lesson 5 · Day 7

    Day 7: Extract the hierarchy, then find the one defensible answer

  6. Lesson 6 · Day 10

    Day 10: Decide from stated rules; describe yourself from real behavior

  7. Lesson 7 · Day 14

    Day 14: Read the invitation like a specification document

  8. Lesson 8 · Day 21

    Day 21: Consolidate skills, manage state, trust the process

Ten free worked examples

Use these explanations to learn at your own pace. The remaining 20 questions are reviewed in your completed results.

1. The table shows packages processed by four associates and their shift lengths. Using packages per hour, who worked at the highest rate?

AssociatePackages processedShift length (hours)
Alice2408
Ben2247
Chloe2488
Diego1806
  1. Alice, at 30 packages per hour
  2. Ben, at 32 packages per hour
  3. Chloe, at 31 packages per hour
  4. Diego, at 30 packages per hour
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B. Ben, at 32 packages per hour

Divide each associate's packages by their hours: Alice 240/8 = 30, Ben 224/7 = 32, Chloe 248/8 = 31, Diego 180/6 = 30. Ben's rate of 32 packages per hour is the highest, even though Chloe processed the most packages in total. Comparing raw totals instead of rates is the common error here.

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2. Four lines produced the units and defective units shown. Which line has the lowest defect rate as a percentage of units produced?

LineUnits producedDefective units
A50020
B80032
C60030
D40012
  1. Line A, at 4 percent
  2. Line B, at 4 percent
  3. Line C, at 5 percent
  4. Line D, at 3 percent
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D. Line D, at 3 percent

Defect rate is defective units divided by total units, multiplied by 100. A: 20/500 = 4%. B: 32/800 = 4%. C: 30/600 = 5%. D: 12/400 = 3%. D has the lowest rate. B has the most defects in absolute terms, but C has the highest percentage.

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3. The table shows items picked by a single associate during four consecutive working hours. What was the associate's average pick rate per hour across these four hours?

HourItems picked
10:00-11:00120
11:00-12:00135
12:00-13:00110
13:00-14:00145
  1. 127.5 items per hour
  2. 135 items per hour
  3. 510 items per hour
  4. 110 items per hour
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A. 127.5 items per hour

The total is 120 + 135 + 110 + 145 = 510 items across four hours. The mean is 510/4 = 127.5 items per hour. 135 is one individual hour, not the highest hour (145) or the mean. 510 is the total rather than the hourly average; 110 is the lowest hour.

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4. An associate's scan rate rises from 40 to 46 units per hour after a workstation change. By what percentage did the rate improve?

  1. 6 percent
  2. 13 percent
  3. 15 percent
  4. 115 percent
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C. 15 percent

The increase is 46 - 40 = 6 units per hour. Divide by the original rate: 6/40 × 100 = 15%. Dividing by the new rate gives about 13%, which answers a different question. 46/40 × 100 = 115% describes the new rate as a percentage of the original, not the percentage increase.

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5. A conveyor delivered 60 boxes in 12 minutes. At that same steady rate, how many boxes will it deliver in 25 minutes?

  1. 105 boxes
  2. 125 boxes
  3. 150 boxes
  4. 130 boxes
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B. 125 boxes

First find the rate: 60/12 = 5 boxes per minute. Then multiply by the new duration: 5 × 25 = 125 boxes. Check the units: boxes/minute multiplied by minutes gives boxes.

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6. A trailer holds 1,400 packages. An audit finds that 5 percent show some packaging damage. How many packages is that?

  1. 7 packages
  2. 70 packages
  3. 280 packages
  4. 700 packages
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B. 70 packages

5 percent of 1,400 = 0.05 x 1,400 = 70 packages. Option A confuses 0.5 percent with 5 percent; option C uses 20 percent; option D uses 50 percent. A quick sanity check: 10 percent of 1,400 is 140, so 5 percent must be half of that, 70.

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7. Two associates scan returns at the same station. Associate P scans 30 items per hour; Associate Q scans 20 items per hour. Working together for 3 hours at those steady rates, how many items do they scan in total?

  1. 50 items
  2. 90 items
  3. 150 items
  4. 180 items
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C. 150 items

Combined rate = 30 + 20 = 50 items per hour. Over 3 hours: 50 x 3 = 150 items. Option A reports only the combined rate without multiplying by time; option B rates only one associate; option D inflates the total beyond what either rate supports.

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8. A staging lane holds 270 packages to be scanned. An associate scans at a steady 45 packages per hour. How long will the job take?

  1. 4.5 hours
  2. 6 hours
  3. 7.5 hours
  4. 8 hours
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B. 6 hours

Time = quantity/rate = 270/45 = 6 hours. Check by multiplying: 45 × 6 = 270. Keep hours and minutes consistent; the rate here is per hour.

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9. The table shows items stowed across a week; Wednesday was a scheduled rest day with no stowing. What was the average number of items stowed per worked day?

DayItems stowed
Monday640
Tuesday720
Wednesday (rest)0
Thursday780
Friday700
  1. 568 items
  2. 710 items
  3. 406 items
  4. 780 items
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B. 710 items

Total stowed = 640 + 720 + 0 + 780 + 700 = 2,840 items. Worked days = 4 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday). Average = 2,840 / 4 = 710 items per worked day. Option A wrongly divides by 5, counting the rest day; option C divides by 7 calendar days; option D takes only the peak day.

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10. A hold area starts with 800 packages. On Monday, 25 percent of them ship out. On Tuesday, 20 percent of the packages remaining after Monday ship out. How many packages remain in the hold after Tuesday?

  1. 440 packages
  2. 480 packages
  3. 520 packages
  4. 600 packages
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B. 480 packages

Monday: 25% of 800 is 200, leaving 600. Tuesday: 20% of 600 is 120, leaving 480. Subtracting 45% of the original 800 would leave 440, but the second percentage applies to the remaining amount. 600 ignores Tuesday, and 520 does not follow the stated reductions.

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