Numeracy Practice Test 1-270 (Extra time) Show session ID Load QuizSave Quiz Welcome to the OLNA Support Numeracy Practice Test (Extra Time) Each question will be multiple choice There will be 4 answers to select from Select the correct answer Click next to begin! Question 169. Sam bought a 20 kg bag of chicken feed. He has used 3.5 kg and now has 16.5 kg left. If he takes out 700 grams, how much is left in the bag? a) 0.7 kg b) 7.7 kg c) 13.6 kg d) 15.8 kg None Question 97. Matthew got to work at ten minutes to 8am and left at a quarter past 5pm. How long was he at work? a) 8 hours and 45 minutes. b) 9 hours and 25 minutes. c) 9 hours and 45 minutes. d) 10 hours and 15 minutes. None Question 142. Georgie wanted to buy some new shoes. The shoes cost $60 a pair. When she went to pay for the shoes, the sales assistant said there was special deal for buying shoes. She could buy one pair of shoes and get ¼ off the price of the second pair of shoes. How much did Georgie pay for the two pairs of shoes? a) $105 b) $95 c) $60 d) $35 e) $15 None Question 109. Joseph is looking for a holiday home to rent for 7 nights. He finds one that: Charges $150 per night Has a cleaning fee of $120 Wifi for $8 per night A repayable bond of $300 if there is no damage to the home. What is the total cost of his holiday rental if there is no damage to the home? a) $1,182 b) $1,226 c) $1,410 d) $1,526 None Question 124.Mandy used this ice tray to make ice cubes for her water cooler.She had to fill the ice tray 7 times to get the amount of ice blocks required for the cooler.How many ice blocks did she make? a) 56 b) 52 c) 48 d) 44 None Question 77. Ethan wanted to estimate the length of a block of land. He counted 71 paces. Each pace was about 65 centimetres. The length of the block is closest to: a) 42 m b) 44 m c) 45 m d) 46 m None Question 190. A recreation camp site offers camp accommodation to school groups. They have 12 beds in each of their rooms If a school has 81 students staying at the campsite, what is the least number of rooms needed so that every student has a bed? a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8 None Question 21. Cathy uses her iPad timer when she gives her class 1 minute quick quizzes. According to Cathy’s iPad timer, there is 24 seconds remaining and 36 seconds have past. What fraction of the minute is left? a) 1/4 of the minute b) 2/5 of the minute c) 3/5 of the minute d) 1/12 of the minute None Question 193. Asha has a gift-wrapping business that uses many different coloured ribbons when wrapping presents. For one job, she needed 8 different coloured ribbons, each 5500 mm long. The cost of the ribbon is $2 per metre, how much did Asha pay? a) $44 b) $88 c) $440 d) $880 None Question 28. Darcy is the captain of the Devils cricket team. Before the game a coin is tossed to determine who is batting and who is fielding. Darcy has lost the toss in each of the last 4 games. What is the chance that he wins the next toss? a) Fifty – fifty b) Unlikey c) Likely d) Impossible None Question 131.The tables below show the fare for a Transperth ride for adults and children (concession).A Family Rider fare can be purchased for up to seven peopleWhat would be the cheapest price for 2 adults and 3 children to travel 2 zones paying cash? a) $14.90 b) $13.75 c) $12.40 d) $11.85 None Question 141 b.Bianca’s recipe for 10 banana muffins is:400g flour500g sugar2 eggs300g of banana20g baking soda From question 141 a. Bianca actually made 16 muffins.b) If Bianca gives away half of her muffins and eats 1 muffin, how many muffins does she have now? Please select your answer a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 9 Question 227. Chris owns a farm just South of Perth. He was on the Bureau of Meteorology website looking to gather some information on the likelihood of getting above the median rainfall on his farm. What is the chance that Chris will get above the median rainfall for his farm? a) Moderately likely b) Likely c) Unlikely d) Not at all likely 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 76.Scott buys biscuits and savoury rolls for a morning tea.He buys 20 biscuits at \$2 each and 20 savoury rolls at \$3 each.Select all of the expressions that show the amount that Scott should pay in dollars. a) 2 + 3 x 20 b) 20 x 2 + 3 c) 20 x 2 + 20 x 3 d) 5 x 20 Question 66. This graph shows the average daily power usage of a family home over 2 years. Approximately, which season had the largest difference in power usage between the two years? a) Summer b) Autumn c) Winter d) Spring None Question 246. Carrie was buying food for her daughter’s birthday party. She noticed that chocolate bars and boxes were on sale.A bar of chocolate was \$3 and a box of chocolates was \$5. She bought the same number of bars as boxes.If she paid with a \$50 note and got \$2 in change, how many bars and boxes did she buy altogether? a) 6 b) 8 c) 9 d) 4 None Question 86. To supplement his diet, Campbell takes 500 milligrams of calcium every day. So far, he has taken a total of 25 grams. Approximately for how long has Campbell been taking calcium? a) 25 days b) 35 days c) 43 days d) 50 days 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 74. An oven dial displays the temperature in degrees Celsius. The temperature shown on the dial above is closest to: a) 200°C b) 210°C c) 225°C d) 240°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 9. The graph below shows the attendance at a theatre show on Friday afternoon. How many males attended the theatre show on Friday afternoon? a) 11 b) 15 c) 18 d) 21 None Question 259. Ella goes to an escape room in Fremantle with her 7 friends. Whilst in one room, they are given 8 combination codes to unlock the door, one code per person. Only one combination code can unlock the door. The first 3 people try their codes, but they don’t unlock the door. It’s Ella’s turn to try her code next. What is the chance her combination code will unlock the door? a) 1 in 8 b) 1 in 5 c) 1 in 4 d) 1 in 3 None Question 185. A survey of 100 people was taken at a bakery. Those 100 people were asked to give a response to the following question: “Do you like chocolate muffins?” 60% of the people surveyed said “yes” 1⁄5 of the people surveyed said “no” The rest of the people surveyed said “sometimes” How many people surveyed said “no” to the question? a) 60 b) 30 c) 25 d) 20 None Question 247. Stephen plays for a professional sporting club. He can be remunerated (paid) in several different ways: A weekly wage of $2,000 A game payment of $1,000 A bonus payment of $20,000 if he is the highest scoring player in his team at the end of the year. If Stephen worked for 52 weeks of the year, played 14 games and was also the highest scoring player at the end of the season, how much did he earn? a) $112,000 b) $118,000 c) $127,000 d) $138,000 None Question 213. Susan put a new cooktop in her kitchen and needed to place a splashback (glass protective shield) behind the cooktop to protect the wall.She had ordered a 70 cm by 80 cm rectangular splashback.The cost of the glass was quoted in dollars per square metre ($/m2). Susan had to convert her measurement to find out the cost of the splashback.What is the area of Susan’s splashback? a) 56 m2 b) 5.6 m2 c) 0.56 m2 d) 560 m2 None Question 236. A Physical Education class consisting of 32 students, were organising a soccer competition.Eighteen of the students are girls, the remainder are boys.One student is responsible for creating fixtures for the competition.Which of the answers below represent the probability that a boy will be allocated to create the fixtures? a) 1/32 b) 7/16 c) 18/32 d) 14/32 Question 112. A bar fridge has a width of 500 mm and a depth of 500 mm. If the height is 70 cms, what is the volume of the fridge? a) 196,000 cm3 b) 187,000 cm3 c) 182,000 cm3 d) 175,000 cm3 None Question 233. Once every 6 months Bruce donates plasma to the Australian Red Cross In 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 29. Jenna wants to fertilise her backyard lawn. The lawn is a rectangle shape, 5 m by 8 m. The instructions on the fertiliser bag are: How many handfuls of fertiliser will Jenna need? a) 12 handfuls b) 16 handfuls c) 22 handfuls d) 30 handfuls None Question 25. Jacob buys tin fencing to enclose his vegetable patch. The size of the vegetable patch is 3 m x 2 m. He decides to buy 10% more fencing than the required length. How many metres of tin fencing did Jacob decide to buy? a) 10 m b) 11 m c) 12 m d) 15 m None Question 95. Taxi company A charges \$1.40 per kilometre while Taxi company B charges \$1.55 per kilometre.How much do you save by using Taxi company A, if you travel 20 kilometres? a) $1.50 b) $3 c) $4.50 d) $5 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 87. You can buy soft drink from a shop in different ways. One 2 litre bottle will cost you $3.00 Two smaller 1.25 litre bottles for a total for $5 A box of twenty 350 millilitre cans for $16 When comparing the cost per litre, what is the correct order from the lowest to highest cost per litre? a) Two smaller bottles, one 2 litre bottle, a box of cans. b) A box of cans, one 2 litre bottle, two smaller bottles. c) One 2 litre bottle, two smaller bottles, a box of cans. d) Two smaller bottles, a box of cans, one 2 litre bottle. None Question 180. On a real estate website, the median sales price for a house in the suburb of Hill Valley was \$450,000.During the last month 37 houses were sold, including one for $1.5 million.If the \$1.5 million house is not included in the calculation of the median price, which statement would be true? a) The median price must either stay the same or be lower. b) The median price must either stay the same or be higher. c) The median price must stay the same. d) The median price must be lower. None Question 94. A rectangular prism is cut in half and forms two cubes. The original prism had 6 faces and 12 edges. How many faces do the two cubes have combined? a) 2 b) 6 c) 12 d) 14 None Question 270. Lamai was holidaying in Australia and she wished to send pictures and videos of her holiday back to family in Thailand. She decided to use one of the pre-paid mobile phone plans from a mobile company in Australia. Lamai was charged \$0.50 per standard international MMS (pictures) and \$0.75 for Standard international video MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service). If she sent 60 picture MMS and 70 video MMS, which expression would show the total cost in messages sent? a) (60 x 0.75) + (70 x 0.50) b) (60 + 70) x (0.50 + 0.75) c) (60 x 0.55) + (70 x 0.70) d) (60 x 0.50) + (70 x 0.75) None Question 106. A car is travelling at 1.5km/min on a Freeway. How fast is the car travelling in kilometres per hour? a) 80 km/h b) 87 km/h c) 90 km/h d) 102 km/h None Question 210. Bianca went to the petrol station of buy some diesel for her car. The price of diesel was 119.9 cents per litre. Bianca bought $36 worth of diesel. Roughly, how many litres of diesel did she buy? a) 10 L b) 25 L c) 30 L d) 38 L None Question 144. A triangular pyramid has three edges on its base and three edges reaching to the apex of the pyramid. This gives a total of 6 edges for a triangular pyramid. A square pyramid has four edges on its base and four edges reaching to the apex of the pyramid. This give a total of 8 edges for a square pyramid. How many edges would a hexagonal pyramid have? a) 5 edges b) 9 edges c) 12 edges d) 14 edges None Question 65. The birthdates of four friends are below: Who is the youngest? a) Peter b) Bruce c) Phillip d) John None Question 232. At a children’s party, a game of pass the parcel was played with a toy as the final prize. 12 children played the game and all 12 children could be picked multiple times. 8 rounds were played and 8 children got minor prizes. 4 children hadn’t won a prize yet. What chance do each of the four children have of winning the final prize? a) 1 in 2 b) 1 in 4 c) 1 in 6 d) 1 in 12 None Question 153. Isla has 3 bags of Snakes from The Natural Confectionery Company. There are 18 snakes in each bag. She wants to divide up the snakes in 5 bags for herself and her friends. If she divides up the snakes equally per bag, how many snakes are left over? a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 7 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 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 You’ve already answered some of the questions! Would you like to continue with quiz or restart it from beginning?
