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 125.Dana is a baker. She is making hot cross buns at her store for Easter. She packages them into boxes of 6. She made 220 hot cross buns.How many hot cross buns were left over? a) 8 b) 6 c) 4 d) 3 None Question 81.Four university students are renting a house. They all share an equal part of the rent.They each pay $120 per week.Two more students will move into the house and the rent will be shared equally between all six people.By how much does the weekly rent per student decrease? a) $40 b) $45 c) $50 d) $60 None Question 178. Tom found an old soup recipe that required him to use 4 pints of chicken stock and 2 pints of water in the soup. A pint measures 568 millilitres in volume. If Tom doesn’t add any other ingredients, what is the closest amount of soup that the recipe makes in litres? a) 3.8 litres b) 3.5 litres c) 3.4 litres d) 3.1 litres None Question 37. Ray and Jason work at a local convenience store. Jason’s wage is $1200. One-quarter of Jason’s wage is the same as half of Ray’s wage. What is Ray’s wage? a) $300 b) $400 c) $600 d) $900 None Question 166. Tiffany and Caroline both work as a women’s boot makers. Tiffany makes one pair of boots every 15 minutes. Caroline’s rate is 5 pairs of boots per hour. Altogether, how many boots would they make in 4 hours? a) 6 pairs of boots b) 20 pairs of boots c) 36 pairs of boots d) 42 pairs of boots 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 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 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 141 a.Bianca’s recipe for 10 banana muffins is:400g flour500g sugar2 eggs300g of banana20g baking sodaa) If Bianca wants to make 16 muffins, how much sugar does she need to use? Please select your answer a) 640g b) 700g c) 780g d) 800g Question 243. Christine was tiling her living room floor.She bought several boxes of tiles to cover the area of the floor.Each box had 6 tiles and covered an area of 4 m2. Christine used 72 tiles to cover the area.What was the total area covered by tiles? a) 64 m2 b) 48 m2 c) 36 m2 d) 28 m2 None Question 47. Jaylen has 4 bags of balloons, with 22 balloons in each packet. He wants to put the same number of balloons into 10 paper bags. What is the greatest number of balloons that Jaylen could put in each bag? a) 5 b) 6 c) 8 d) 10 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 133.Corey had a pool table measuring 1.4 m by 2.4 m.He wanted to place a large rectangular piece of carpet under the table so that people were comfortable when playing pool. He decided that he needed an additional 70 cm all around the pool table.What is the minimum size of carpet he needs to fit around the pool table? a) 1.8 m by 2.6 m b) 2.2 m by 2.8 m c) 2.5 m by 3.4 m d) 2.8 m by 3.8 m None Question 27. The frame around a rectangular painting is 10cm wide. The outside dimensions of the frame are as shown in the image below. What are the inside dimensions of the frame? a) 210 cm by 170 cm b) 210 cm by 180 cm c) 220 cm by 180 cm d) 230 cm by 190 cm 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 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 241. A bakery wanted to purchase bulk paper bags for their baked goods.1 box contains 100 paper bags and costs $4Omar wants to buy 18 boxes of paper bags.Which expression states the total cost of purchasing the boxes of paper bags?The correct expression is: Please select your answer a) 4 x 10 + 4 x 8 b) 4 x 10 + 4 + 8 c) 4 x 10 + 18 d) 4 x 20 + 8 Question 146. Thomas was looking at Perth City on google maps. He measured the straight-line distance between the WACA ground and Perth Arena to be approximately 3 centimetres. Thomas looked up the real straight line distance between WACA ground and Perth Arena. It is approximately 3 kilometres. What is the scale ratio of the google map that Thomas was looking at? a) 1 : 100 b) 1 : 1,000 c) 1 : 10,000 d) 1 : 100,000 None Question 205. The table below shows the weight of the players in a Super Rugby squad In Australia, the average weight of an adult male is 85 kg. How many of the players are 21 kg or more above this average weight? a) 25 b) 23 c) 20 d) 18 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 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 251.Asif was cooking a BBQ for his friends. He used 7 small onions to make hot dogs (sausage sizzle).He cooked half an onion for each person’s hot dog.How many servings of hot dogs did he make? a) 28 b) 18 c) 14 d) 3.5 None Question 254.Across different cricket leagues, the weight of cricket balls varies according to who is using them. The different types of balls are: Men’s cricket ball = 156g Women’s cricket ball = 140g Junior’s cricket ball = 133g Indoor cricket ball = 114g Chris plays with the second heaviest ball. Which league is Chris playing in? a) Women’s league b) Indoor league c) Junior league d) Men’s league 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 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 100. 1 gram of protein contains 4 Calories. 1 gram of fat contains 9 Calories. 1 Calorie is equivalent to approximately 4.2 kilojoules. A lamb loin chop contains 11 grams of fat. How many kilojoules of fat are there in the lamb chop? a) 412.6 kilojoules b) 415.8 kilojoules c) 416.2 kilojoules d) 418.4 kilojoules None Question 209. Harley worked a part time job at a large supermarket chain. He was asked to stack milk bottles to a fridge shelf from a trolley of milk crates. Each milk crate had 12 milk bottles in the crate. Harley was given a trolley that was 2 layers high. There was only space for 1 row of crates on each layer of the trolley. Each row had 3 crates of milk in it. How many milk bottles did Harley have to stack? a) 48 b) 56 c) 64 d) 72 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 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 39. Connor used Google maps to get directions to a friend’s house. The mobile device he was using showed the trip distance as 3000 metres. On the screen the trip distance measured 100 millimetres (0.1 metres). What was the scale of the map on Connor’s mobile device? a) 1 : 30 b) 1 : 300 c) 1 : 3,000 d) 1 : 30,000 None Question 179. The middle triangle that is formed in this roof truss is an isosceles triangle. What is the size of the angle labelled x? a) 23° b) 36° c) 42° d) 48° None Question 120. Layla cooks a lamb roast in the oven for 2 1⁄2 hours and then leaves it in the oven for another 1⁄4 of an hour to cool slightly. What is the total number of hours that the lamb roast was in the oven? a) 2.5 hours b) 3 hours c) 2.75 hours d) 3.25 hours 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 192. A personal trainer was instructing a client on how to perform a squat. In those instructions it was said that the angle behind the knee joint should be small to achieve a deep squat. Which of the following best describes the angle formed behind the knee joint in this picture? a) Right angle b) Obtuse angle c) Reflex angle d) Acute angle None Question 22. Sam paid $72 for 1.2 kilograms of fish. How much did the fish cost per 100 grams. a) $6.60 per 100g b) $6.00 per 100g c) $0.66 per 100g d) $0.60 per 100g None Question 191. Sally bought a new Hybrid car for its fuel efficiency. On average her car uses 6 L per 100 km. Last week Sally drove a total of 354 km. The amount of fuel her car used last week is closest to: a) 18 L b) 21 L c) 24 L d) 27 L 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 Question 215. Brad was building a new house. In the bedrooms he was installing Jarrah wood flooring. It costs $120 per square metre. Looking at the floor plan for Bedroom 4 below, how much should it cost to install the Jarrah wood flooring? a) $1500 b) $1488 c) $1432 d) $1376 None 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 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 258. In a game of snooker, the objective is to score the most points from hitting balls into one of the 6 pockets on the table. Players begin by using the cueball (white ball) to hit or “pot” a red ball into a pocket then try and pot any coloured ball into a pocket to score points. If a player successfully pots a red ball, they get one point. The coloured balls are all allocated points in the diagram below. For example, a blue ball is worth 5 points. Once a coloured ball has been successfully potted, then the player must pot another red ball before attempting to hit another coloured ball. If a player successfully pots a combination of 4 red balls, a black ball, a green ball, a pink ball and a blue ball. How many points do they score? a) 17 points b) 20 points c) 21 points d) 25 points 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 8.Mary purchased 10 pens at \$2.70 each.She paid with two \$20 notes.How much change should Mary have received? a) $11 b) $12 c) $13 d) $15 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 263. The map below shows the different areas of the City of Melville, within the Perth metropolitan area. These areas correspond to scheduled dates when verge side collections take place. Helen’s verge side collection takes place in Area 8. Using a system of x-y coordinates, which of these coordinates could be the location of her house? a) (2,4) b) (4,5) c) (6,3) d) (4,3) None You’ve already answered some of the questions! Would you like to continue with quiz or restart it from beginning?
