Numeracy Practice Test 1-270 Show session ID Load QuizSave Quiz Welcome to the OLNA Support Numeracy Practice Test Each question will be multiple choice There will be 4 answers to select from Select the correct answer Click next to begin! Question 53.A house was for sale for \$400,000.Three weeks later it was reduced by \$40,000Rhys bought the house for 1% less than the reduced price.How much did he pay for the house? a) $352,000 b) $355,600 c) $356,400 d) $360,000 None Question 132.A survey was taken on 150 people about what is their favourite sport to watch on television. The table below shows the results of that survey.Out of the 150 people surveyed, how many females watch AFL and BBL cricket as their favourite sports to watch? a) 47 b) 51 c) 56 d) 62 None Question 189.Carlos went to watch a Queen tribute band at the Sydney Opera House.The performance was an afternoon session and started at 3.02pmThe watch face below shows the time the performance finished.How long did the concert go for? a) 90 minutes b) 110 minutes c) 140 minutes d) 170 minutes None Question 188.The forecast for Bunbury indicates there is a 70% chance of rain on Thursday.Which of the following best describes the likelihood of rain on Thursday? a) Unlikely b) Even chance c) Certain d) Likely None Question 163.A research agency was researching how many properties were sold in an inner city suburb. This is what they found:Approximately, what fraction of the total property sales is the number of Townhouses sold? a) 1/3 b) 2/4 c) 2/3 d) 1/5 None Question 269. Reva just bought a reclining outdoor wooden lounge chair for her back yard. She has her chair set to the position shown in the image. If the reclining part of the chair (the backrest) is at 0˚ when it is laid down flat (horizontal), what would be the closest angle to which Reva has her chair set to? a) 160˚ b) 125˚ c) 85˚ d) 60˚ None Question 99.In the swim leg of the Geelong Ironman, what direction are competitors heading in when they turn around the first turning buoy in the water? a) South West b) North East c) South d) South East None Question 233. Once every 6 months Bruce donates plasma to the Australian Red CrossIn the last 4 years he has donated 300 millilitres of plasma per visit.How many litres has Bruce donated over those 4 years? a) 1.2 L b) 1.8 L c) 2.4 L d) 3.2 L None Question 176. Before slikpik, lotto players had to choose six numbers from 1 to 45.To win the lotto jackpot, they had to have all six numbers corresponding to the lotto draw.Charlotte’s numbers were: 16, 17, 25, 27, 36, 42Matilda’s numbers were: 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 45Olivia’s numbers were: 9, 13, 21, 28, 41, 45Which one of these statements is true? a) Olivia’s numbers are completely random, so she is the most likely to win. b) Charlotte’s numbers are large, and hence have the best chance of winning. c) All three players have the same chance of winning. d) Matilda’s numbers have a pattern, so she has the least chance of winning. None Question 200.This picture is from a car fuel gauge. This gauge shows how much petrol is left in the petrol tank.The tank can hold 60 litres of petrol when full.Estimate how much fuel is left in the petrol tank. a) 60 L b) 45 L c) 30 L d) 15 L None Question 116.The Star Wars Films were not made in numerical (or episode) order. There was a 21 year difference in release dates between Episode IV: A New Hope and Episode I: The Phantom Menace.How many years have passed between Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and Episode I: The Phantom Menace? a) 20 years b) 18 years c) 16 years d) 15 years None Question 1. Fred used this tray to make muffins.If he filled the tray 3 times, how many muffins would Fred make? a) 42 b) 28 c) 36 d) 45 None Question 206.Graeme worked as a carpenter’s apprentice.His boss had asked him to saw a wood cube in half for a specific join.His boss specified that the cube was to be cut vertically and across the diagonal as per the diagram.Which of the following is the shape of the cut wood? a) A b) B c) C d) D None Question 72.The table below shows the height, in metres, of the tides at Derby for five days in December 2016.Low tides are printed in red and high tides are printed in blue.What was the difference between the highest and the lowest tides on Saturday, 3rd of December? a) 8.8 m b) 7.3 m c) 11.1 m d) 9.8 m None Question 181.It costs $2.10 to send a 50 g letter from Australia to New Zealand.Select the stamps that would be found on the envelope. a) A, B & D b) B, C & D c) A, C & D d) A, B & C None Question 46.At the bottom of a DVD cover this information is shown:The run time for the movie is approximately 172 minutes.The length of the movie is closest to:Select the statement that is true. a) 2 hours b) 2.5 hours c) 3 hours d) 3.5 hours None Question 61.It was half past three, 4 minutes ago.What is the time now? a) b) c) d) None Question 56.A morning breakfast news program started at 6:32am and ran for 148 minutes.What time did the show finish? a) 8:27am b) 8:41am c) 8:56am d) 9:00am None Question 216.Fletcher is painting the exterior walls of his house.The paint comes in small (1 L), medium (4 L) and large (10 L) tins.A hardware warehouse is offering a “buy 2 medium tins and get 1 small tin free” special deal.Fletcher needs a minimum of 9 litres of paint.Which of the following will give him the lowest cost? a) One large tin b) 1 Special deal c) 3 Medium tins d) 2 small tins and 2 medium tins None Question 98.David is on a construction job. He charges $60 per half hour or part thereof.On Wednesday he was on the job for 5 ½ hours, on Thursday he returned for 3 ½ hours, and he finished the job on Friday with 50 minutes of work.How much did he charge for the job? a) $780 b) $920 c) $1,060 d) $1,200 None Question 67 b.At the end of the trading day a newsagency has a number of notes in the till. They are:b) $43.75 was collected in coins; in total how much was collected altogether (notes + coins)? Please select your answer a) $475.75 b) $476.75 c) $477.75 d) $478.75 Question 159. Brett was selling his boat for \$165,000.Three weeks later the price was reduced by \$25,000He ended up selling the boat for 5% less than the reduced price.How much did he sell the boat for? a) $130,000 b) $133,000 c) $135,000 d) $138,000 None Question 19.An electrician screws in a light bulb into a light fitting.To secure the bulb, the electrician turned through 2 1⁄2 revolutions.Through how many degrees did he turn the bulb? a) 900 degrees b) 720 degrees c) 540 degrees d) 360 degrees None Question 62.At what grid reference are the emus found? a) B3 b) D4 c) E9 d) C4 None Question 267. This image shows the two overlapping circles of the Mastercard logo. Given the dimensions provided, what is the radius of each circle? a) 0.8 millimetres b) 3.2 millimetres c) 8 millimetres d) 32 millimetres None Question 105.Sam spent $16 on spaghetti at the supermarket.Which of the following statements are true?Sam could have bought: a) Two 4 packs, two 3 packs and two single cans b) Three 4 packs and one 3 pack c) Four 3 packs and 4 single cans d) Five single cans, one 3 pack and three 4 packs Question 7.The length of a piece of timber is 2.4 metres.Jordan cuts it to a length of 2,150 millimetres.What length did Jordan remove? a) 20.3 mm b) 242.65 mm c) 250 mm d) 300 mm None Question 197.Wyatt and Anton are playing a game of Battleship, a grid guessing game.Anton has set up his ships in the format below. Wyatt has the first turn and calls out the first grid location of (E, 5) which is a miss.On Wyatt’s second turn he calls out the next grid location of (C, 7). What ship does he hit? a) Carrier b) Battleship c) Submarine d) Patrol Boat None Question 2.The table below shows the attendance for the Perth Wildcats at Perth Arena from 2013 to 2016. The West Australian Newspaper reported the attendance rounded to the nearest thousand.In 2015, what attendance did the West Australian Newspaper report? a) 161 000 b) 154 000 c) 150 000 d) 155 000 None Question 121.If four 1 kg bags of mixed cereal grains cost $96, how much would seven and a half 1 kg bags cost? a) $164 b) $168 c) $175 d) $180 None Question 230.Recently a young skateboarder named Gui Khury in California was the first person to be able to perform a 1080-degree trick on a halfpipe — a trick in which the skater spins three full times in the air, 1,080 degrees. Before this accomplishment, the best skateboarding trick anyone has ever done was a 900-degree trick by Tony Hawk.When Tony Hawk performed his 900-degree trick, how many turns did he go through? a) 3 turns b) 2.5 turns c) 2 turns d) 1.5 turns None Question 110. Kimberley is building a helicopter model and she is using the scale of 1:50.If the helicopter blades span 18 cms on her model, what is the real life span of the helicopter blades? a) 7.5 m b) 8.8 m c) 9.0 m d) 10.3 m None Question 260. Hassan went to watch a performance at the Fringe World Festival in Perth. The performance started at 7:30pm and finished 115 minutes later. What time did the performance finish? a) 8:30 pm b) 8:55 pm c) 9:25 pm d) 9:45 pm None Question 171. Printing business cards costs $3 for a box of 50 cards.Pia wants to buy 27 boxes of business cards.Which expression states the total cost of the business cards that Pia wants to purchase?The correct expression is: Please select your answer a) 3 x 20 + 7 b) 3 x 20 + 27 c) 3 x 20 + 3 + 7 d) 3 x 20 + 3 x 7 Question 253. Phoenix bought some bulk boxes of Kleenex tissues for her business. If she bought 6 bulk boxes, how many small tissues boxes did she get? a) 24 b) 48 c) 66 d) 72 None Question 207. Scott’s plane was leaving Sydney at 4:30 pm. He was flying to Perth.The flight to Perth normally takes 5 hours.His flight was quicker than normal and landed 15 mins ahead of time.In the winter months, Sydney is 2 hours ahead of Perth.What was the time in Perth when Scott arrived? a) 8:45 pm b) 8:15 pm c) 7:45 pm d) 7:15 pm None Question 44.Daisy uses her measuring cups quite frequently when cooking.Their sizes are 1⁄2 cup, 1⁄4 cup, 1⁄3 cup, and 1⁄8 cup.What size is Daisy’s largest cup? a) 1⁄2 cup b) 1⁄4 cup c) 1⁄3 cup d) 1⁄8 cup None Question 262. The table below details the different number of phones sold over a week in an electronics store. What percentage of the phones sold were Samsung phones? a) 75% b) 50% c) 33% d) 25% None Question 126.The Hawaii Ironman event is considered one of the most gruelling and challenging Ironman events in the world. The record for the fastest time completing the event was set in 2011 at 8 hours 3 minutes and 56 seconds.If the world record for finishing the race is at 3:03:56 pm, what is starting time of the race? a) 7:00 am b) 7:13 am c) 7:15 am d) 7:30 am None Question 104.Which of the following shapes could be used to tile a floor without requiring cuts or having any gaps (except for tiles bordering onto the wall)? a) b) c) d) Question 79.A bank pays 1.25% simple interest per year on a term depositIf you deposit $5,000 into that term deposit for 1 year, how much interest should the bank pay out? a) $50 b) $55 c) $60 d) $62.50 None Question 152. Gabriel went to the shop to buy some chewing gum. In one packet there were 14 sticks of gum. He bought 3 packets.How many sticks of gum did he have in total? a) 32 b) 36 c) 40 d) 42 None Question 114. Matt and Gary were both bowlers in a local cricket team. They were comparing how many runs were scored off their overs. They are:Matt: 3, 3, 4, 5, 8Gary: 3, 4, 4, 6, 6Which of the following statements are true? a) Matt and Gary have the same mode b) Matt’s range is higher than Gary’s c) Matt’s and Gary’s mean are the same d) The median is the same for both players Question 155.A factory’s management collected data about its work force.It collected that data in two different ways.Use the information from both tables to determine the correct statement. a) Experienced workers have worked for 1 year b) A level 6 worker is considered a very experienced worker c) A worker with little experience would be a level 4 worker d) A very experienced worker has worked for at least 3 years None Question 67 a.At the end of the trading day a newsagency has a number of notes in the till. They are:a) What was the amount collected in notes? Please select your answer $385 $400 $435 $460 You’ve already answered some of the questions! Would you like to continue with quiz or restart it from beginning? 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