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 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 32.Jack made a sand pit for his children. The dimensions of the sand pit are as shown in the image below.To fill 2⁄3 of the sand pit, how many cubic metres (m3) does Jack need to order? a) 10 m3 b) 17 m3 c) 20 m3 d) 24 m3 None Question 186. What is the temperature shown on this thermometer? a) 20 °C b) 19 °C c) 18 °C d) 16 °C 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 31.Peter works as a window cleaner.To calculate the price of a cleaning job he must charge for several areas of his work: $20 per hour for his labour The cost of materials used GST, which is 10% of the total A job takes Peter 4 hours and he uses $10 worth of materials.How much should he charge for the job? a) $78 b) $86 c) $92 d) $99 None Question 239. At a large supermarket distribution centre Marie had to pack eggs into bulk packaging. There were 60 eggs in each bulk container. After she had packed the eggs in containers, she had to place them on the shelves for customers to buy. She had 2 shelves to place the containers on. The top shelf had room for 6 containers, while the bottom shelf had room for 12 containers. In total, how many eggs were there in all the containers on both shelves? a) 1,240 b) 1,080 c) 980 d) 720 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 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 84.Julia works 38 hours a week as a secretary and earns \$22 per hour.Every fortnight, \$340 of tax is taken from her pay.How much pay does Julia take home each fortnight? a) $1,287 b) $1,332 c) $1,372 d) $1,408 None 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 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 276.This picture is from a car fuel gauge. The gauge shows the remaining amount of petrol in the tank. The tank can hold 72 litres of petrol when full. Estimate how much fuel has been used? a) 18L b) 36L c) 45L d) 54L None Question 277. Jason bought 400 snow cones for a school fundraiser. He paid \$0.50 each. He sold all the cups at the school fundraiser for \$1 each. After paying \$50 for all materials (cups, spoons & napkins), how much profit did Jason make? a) $400 b) $350 c) $250 d) $150 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 23.Hannah has a part time job with a regular pay rate of $20 per hour.On Sundays her pay rate is 1.5 times the regular pay rate.Last week, she worked: 7 hours on Tuesday 5 hours on Wednesday and 3 hours on Sunday What should be Hannah’s pay for her work last Sunday? a) $90 b) $95 c) $100 d) $110 None Question 40.Isabella drove from Perth to Geraldton, an approximate distance of 450km.The trip lasted 6 hours.Select the statement that is correct.The average speed of Isabella’s trip was: a) 50 km per 30 mins b) 75 km per 60 mins c) 170 km per 2 hours d) 215 km per 3 hours 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 75. A swimming pool has a length of 50 metres. The shallow end has a depth of 1.5 m and the deep end has a maximum depth of 4 m. There is a gradual slope from the shallow end to the deep end. Which diagram shows the correct profile of a side wall of the pool? a) b) c) d) None Question 69. You have 4 Masters Choc milk containers. Each has 600 mL of Choc milk in them. You are sharing the Choc milk with 5 friends. You have five 450 mL glasses to share the milk with. How much milk would you have left over after filling those 5 glasses? a) 50 mL b) 100 mL c) 150 mL d) 200 mL 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 229. Mikael and Astrid had just visited Karijini National Park in the Pilbara. They were staying in Newman and were on their way back to Perth. They estimated that the distance to Perth was about 1,200 kilometres. They wanted to drive an average of 400 km a day. At the end of their first day driving they reached Meekatharra. Image from: http://ontheworldmap.com/australia/state/western-australia/road-map-of-western-australia-with-cities-and-towns.html Which town did they reach at the end of their second day of driving? a) Leonora b) Gascoyne Junction c) Northampton d) Paynes Find 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 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 128. A plumber turns a tap handle through 5 full revolutions to turn it off.How many degrees did he turn the tap handle through? a) 1,800 degrees b) 1,650 degrees c) 1,500 degrees d) 1,350 degrees 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 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 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 158. A cricket sight screen is used so a batsman can see the cricket ball clearly as it comes out of a bowler’s hand. Sight screens are rectangular in size, mostly 4 m by 5 m and are placed at the edge of the oval behind the bowler’s run up. What is the area of the 4 m by 5 m sight screen in square centimetres (cm2)? a) 200,000 cm2 b) 185,000 cm2 c) 160,000 cm2 d) 144,000 cm2 None Question 92. A plane flight left from Melbourne to Perth. The time of departure in Melbourne was 10:00 and the flight arrived in Perth at 14:00. Melbourne time is 2 hours ahead of Perth time. If the distance flown was 2,720 kilometres, what was the approximate average flying speed of the plane? a) 398 km/h b) 453 km/h c) 512 km/h d) 576 km/h 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 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 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 65. The birthdates of four friends are below: Who is the youngest? a) Peter b) Bruce c) Phillip d) John None Question 51. Shania is an active runner and runs regularly during the week. After one run she counted her pulse. She counted 12 beats in 5 seconds. What was her pulse rate in beats per minute (beats/min)? a) 80 beats/min b) 96 beats/min c) 124 beats/min d) 144 beats/min None Question 135. At the beginning of 2017 the population of New Zealand was 4,747,443.What is New Zealand’s population to the nearest thousand? a) 4,747,000 b) 4,757,000 c) 4,746,000 d) 4,748,000 None Question 265. A length of timber is 2100 millimetres long. Welsey cuts the length of timber into 7 smaller pieces. They are all the same length. What is the length in centimetres of each piece of timber? a) 300 centimetres b) 30 centimetres c) 3 centimetres d) 0.3 centimetres None Question 187. A department store offers birthday voucher discounts to its store members. Kat wanted to use her voucher to get 20% off the price of a new coat. The full price of the coat was $260. How much will Kat save by using the voucher? a) $64 b) $52 c) $48 d) $41 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 231. Last cricket season Brendan had a batting average of 40. This season he has increased his average by 15% What is his batting average for this season? a) 42 b) 44 c) 46 d) 50 None You’ve already answered some of the questions! Would you like to continue with quiz or restart it from beginning?
