Numeracy Practice Test 1-290 (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 79. A bank pays 1.25% simple interest per year on a term deposit If 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 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 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 283. A 500-gram packet of salt costs \$2.00. The unit price is the cost per 100 grams of salt. What is the unit price of the salt in this package? a) $0.30 b) $0.40 c) $0.50 d) $0.60 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 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 14.Steve catches public transport to travel between work and home.He catches a bus and tram in both directions.One way tickets cost \$4 for the bus and \$6 for the tram.Select the expression that shows Steve’s daily travel cost in dollars. a) 4 + 6 x 2 b) 4 x 2 + 6 x 2 c) (4 + 6)2 d) 2 x (4 + 6) x 2 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 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 224.Ezekiel was repairing a tap in his back garden.He used an adjustable spanner to tighten the garden tap onto the pipe fixing.Ezekiel placed his spanner in the position below:He rotated the spanner through a three-quarter turn clockwise.What was the position of the spanner after that rotation? a) b) c) d) None Question 220. Daniel works as an electrician around Perth. He charges a call out fee of \$50, and \$80 labour per hour worked.He was called out to a house in South Perth and worked there for 4 hours.Which of the following expressions should Daniel use to calculate his charge for working at the house? a) Amount in $ = 80 x hours worked b) Amount in $ = 80 + 50 x hours worked c) Amount in $ = (50 + 80) x hours worked d) Amount in $ = 50 + 80 x hours worked None 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 48. Shane had to renovate his bathroom. He put a row of blue tiles at the bottom of the wall. Each tile was 5 centimetres in width. His wall was 5 metres in length, how many tiles did he use? a) 55 b) 80 c) 95 d) 100 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 281. Sarah is a triathlete and completes one big ride on the weekend. She cycles for 2 hours and 15 minutes at an average speed of 50km per hour. Which expression gives the distance, in kilometres, of Sarah’s ride? a) 100 + (0.25 x 50) b) 100 + (0.83 x 50) c) 100 + (0.25 x 100) d) 100 + (0.83 x 100) None Question 218. Maia is looking to rent an apartment in Adelaide. She was researching the cost of a one-bedroom apartment and found five that she liked. The cost of rent for the week for the five apartments were: What is the median rental price of these 5 apartments? a) $310 b) $320 c) $350 d) $380 None Question 88. Gavin uses a diagram, with a scale of 1:10, to calculate the area of his bathroom. If the diagram is 20 cm long and 15 cm wide, what is the area of Gavin’s actual bathroom? a) 20 m2 b) 12.5 m2 c) 6 m2 d) 3 m2 None Question 101. 1 gram of protein contains 4 Calories (Cal). 1 gram of fat contains 9 Calories (Cal). 1 Calorie is equivalent to approximately 4.2 kilojoules (kJ). That lamb loin chop contains 672 kilojoules of protein. How many grams of protein are there in the lamb chop? a) 35 grams b) 40 grams c) 44 grams d) 52 grams None Question 280.What is the percentage profit made after selling a gold bar bought for \$1,500 and sold 4 years later for \$4,500? a) 50% b) 100% c) 150% d) 200% None Question 198.Meadow’s family owns a pet pig. When they bought the pig, it weighed 30.3 kg. They weighed the pig two weeks later. It weighed 31.2 kgHow many grams did the pig gain over the two weeks? Please select your answer a) 0.9 g b) 90 g c) 900 g d) 9000 g Question 271.Stephanie is training for a long-distance ocean swim competition. She swims most mornings for 1 hour and 15 minutes at a pace of 4 km per hour. What is the total distance she swims? a) 4 + 0.25 x 4 b) 4 + 0.20 x 4 c) 4 + 0.15 x 4 d) 4 + 0.25 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 90. Noah wants to save for a new motorbike. He spends 75% of his wage and is left with $300 to save per week for the motorbike. What is Noah’s wage per week? a) $600 b) $800 c) $1,000 d) $1,200 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 223. Ava and her 5 friends went out for dinner.The total bill for the dinner was \$146.80.Ava was the only one to have a starter with her main meal.She paid \$16 for her starter and the rest of the bill was shared equally amongst the six of them.Which expression shows the total amount of money Ava paid for her dinner?The total amount Ava paid for her dinner is equal to: Please select your answer a) (146.80 – 16) ÷ 6 + 16 b) (146.80 + 16) ÷ 6 - 16 c) (146.80 + 16) ÷ 6 d) (146.80 – 16) ÷ 6 Question 268. Jessie’s dog had puppies. They sold all the pups except for one. The birth weight of the pup they kept was 0.8 kilograms. The pup has grown up and now weighs 20 times its birth weight. How much does the dog weigh now? a) 20 kilograms b) 16 kilograms c) 12 kilograms d) 8 kilograms None Question 78. The graph below compares the times of trains that run to Fremantle Station and their arrival schedule. What percentage of the trains were early? a) About 50% b) Between 25% and 33% c) Between 10% and 25% d) Less than 10% 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 211. Kiara was giving her house a spring clean and she decided to hire an upholstery (furniture) cleaner. These were the equipment-hire company’s rates and prices. Kiara hired the standard machine for 3 days. She also hired the upholstery wand tool, organised home delivery, and bought 4 large bottles of cleaning fluid. She also had to pay the deposit when hiring the upholstery machine. What was Kiara’s total cost including the deposit? a) $200 b) $225 c) $245 d) $255 None Question 290. Matt is renovating his bathroom, which has a wall and floor area of 25 m². If he needs to order 15% extra tiles for wastage, what is the total amount of tiles Matt needs to order? a) 3.75 m² b) 28.75 m² c) 33.75 m² d) 35 m² None Question 68. Mark filled up 5 buckets of water and weighed each one. He wrote the weight on each bucket. If he goes to pick up the two heaviest buckets how many kilograms would he be holding in total? a) 16.622 kg b) 16.520 kg c) 16.502 kg d) 16.232 kg None Question 282. In the United States of America, they use Fahrenheit (°F) for measuring temperature. Jennifer is visiting Australia saw that the forecast was 30 °C. Use the graph below to convert the temperature from degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit. a) 70 °F b) 75 °F c) 80 °F d) 85 °F None Question 245. Matt and Adam were playing a game of Monopoly. Matt needed to roll 2 sixes (12) to pass all of Adam’s properties and land on GO. Adam told Matt that the probability of rolling two sixes was very low and that he would be landing on one of his properties. What is the probability that Matt would roll two sixes and land on GO? a) 1⁄36 b) 2⁄36 c) 12⁄36 d) 18⁄36 None Question 5.Brendan bought perfume and chocolates for his sister’s birthday.The perfume cost \$47 and the chocolate \$16.How much in total did Brendan spend? a) $58 b) $61 c) $63 d) $67 None Question 249.A dance company in Perth produced an end of year concert and were selling tickets for audience members.Tickets were sold at \$10, \$20 and \$25 per ticket.The graph below shows the prices and number of tickets sold.What percentage of tickets sold were $20 tickets? a) 60% b) 45% c) 35% d) 30% None Question 194. Kayden owns a two-bedroom townhouse which has the following plan. The unit has exterior and interior doors. Excluding the garage door and cupboard doors, what is the total number of doors in Kayden’s plan? a) 10 b) 9 c) 8 d) 7 None Question 266. Jenine and Troy lived in Wollongong and holiday in Coffs Harbour once a year. When they travel up to Coffs Harbour they drive along the coastal highway. They travel about the same distance every day and stay in a town or city each night. If it takes them three days to travel to Coffs Harbour, where did they stay on the second night? Image from: https://ontheworldmap.com/australia/state/new-south-wales/nsw-road-map.html a) Maitland b) Tamworth c) Newcastle d) Port Macquarie None Question 38. A computer screen is a rectangle, 40 cm by 30 cm. What is the area of the screen in square metres (m2)? a) 12m2 b) 1.2m2 c) 0.12m2 d) 0.012m2 None Question 228. During the Corona virus pandemic, the public transport capacity in cities around Australia were affected.Each was working at a lower capacity than in normal times.Which figure shows the greatest reduction in public transport capacity? a) Brisbane: 3/4 capacity b) Melbourne: 68% capacity c) Sydney: 70% capacity d) Adelaide: 2/3 capacity None Question 148.Ethan went to the local community fair. Whilst he was there he bought a wooden hand-made toy for \$14 and a painting for \$27.How much in total did Ethan spend? a) $32 b) $36 c) $41 d) $43 None Question 6. Rowan used this map of Perth City when he visited Perth from Melbourne. Rowan’s hotel was listed as number 18 on the map. Which one of these attractions was closest to Rowan’s hotel? a) Western Australian Museum b) Perth Mint c) His Majesty’s Theatre d) Art Gallery of Western Australia None Question 203.Lottie works at a recycling collection factory.She is paid \$238 for every 1000 plastic bottles sorted.She also received a bonus of \$821 if she sorts over 10,000 plastic bottles in the week.If Lottie sorted 18,000 plastic bottles in a week, which is the best estimate of the amount she earned? a) 800 + (200 x 10) b) 800 + (300 x 10) c) 800 + (200 x 20) d) 800 + (300 x 20) None Question 279.Paul uses the table below to calculate the tax payable on his income. His total income was \$136,000 last year. Referencing the table, how much tax should Paul pay on his income? a) $31,658 b) $31,989 c) $32,781 d) $34,942 None Question 34.Steve had a shed that was becoming cluttered. He decided that he would hang some of his tools from a tool rack.In one section of the rack he could only fit 5 tools.Each tool needed a hook to hang on.The first and last hooks had to be 4 centimetres from the edge of the rack, andThe distance between all 5 hooks had to be the same distance.The tool rack was 58cm long.How far apart was each hook from each other? a) 7.5 cm b) 10.5 cm c) 12.5 cm d) 15.0 cm None Question 108. The graph below shows population from different areas of the world over a one hundred year time period. From 1950 to 2010 the world population appears to have? a) Doubled b) Halved c) Stayed the same d) Tripled None You’ve already answered some of the questions! Would you like to continue with quiz or restart it from beginning?
