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 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 168. Claudia runs every second night to work on her fitness. Her average time for her run is 1 hour and 20 minutes. Her average speed is 7 km per hour. Which expression gives the distance, in kilometres, of Claudia’s average run? a) 7 + 0.20 b) 7 + 0.33 c) 7 + 0.20 x 7 d) 7 + 0.33 x 7 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 288. A bank offers a simple interest rate of 1.5% per year on a term deposit. If you deposit \$8,000 into that term deposit for 2 years, how much total interest will you earn? a) $240 b) $280 c) $310 d) $340 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 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 129. Anna bought 11 packets of 6 bread rolls for \$3.20 each. She paid with a \$50 note.How much change should she receive? a) $13.40 b) $14.80 c) $15.20 d) $16.30 None Question 284. The recommended retail price of this football is \$30.00 The football was on sale, with a discount of \$6.00 What percentage of the recommended retail price was the discount? a) 25% b) 20% c) 12% d) 6% 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 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 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 217. After painting the outside of his house Fletcher decides to paint the inside of his house. The paint he is looking at comes in 4 litre tins. 1 litre of paint covers approximately 10 m2. The wall area of the house is 420 m2, but Fletcher only needs to paint 310 m2. How many tins of paint should Fletcher buy? a) 9 b) 8 c) 7 d) 6 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 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 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 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 42. Victoria Skype calls from Perth to Adelaide regularly for business. When it is 3:30pm in Adelaide, it is 1:00pm in Perth. Victoria had to make a Skype call at 1:15pm Adelaide time. What was the time in Perth when she had to make that Skype call? a) 10:15am b) 10:45am c) 11:15am d) 11: 30am 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 115. At the Perth Arena, Keanu sat in the light blue section of block 214. His friend Tim sat in the yellow section of block 204. Which of the following statements are true? a) Keanu sat in the adjacent block to Tim b) Tim is sitting near a stairway and exit c) Keanu sat right in front of the court d) Tim sat in the opposite block to Keanu Question 50. When Lola was in Bali she needed to exchange Australian (AUS) dollars to Indonesian Rupiahs (Rp). The exchange rate is: If Lola wants at least 1 million rupiahs for her holiday expenses, how many Australian dollars should she exchange? a) $10 b) $100 c) $500 d) $1000 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 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 149. Jack went to the Melbourne Town Hall as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. His ticket was in A reserve, section DD, seat 47. His friend Ben was C reserve, section QQ, seat 34. Which statements are true? a) Jack is near a walkway b) His seat is on the lower floor c) Jack is sitting closer to the stage than his friend Ben d) Section GG is directly adjacent to where Jack is sitting Question 165. Wayne works in a part time job. He is paid $32 per hour. His is getting a 5% pay rise. How much more will Wayne be paid per hour? a) $1.06 b) $1.60 c) $3.20 d) $3.60 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 82. Georgie completed a training run in 30 minutes. She ran at a steady speed of 8 km/h. The distance of the run is equal to: a) 3.5 km b) 4 km c) 4.5 km d) 5 km 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 52.Trent has to hire a car while his car is at the mechanic for a major service.He found this advertisement.Trent was told that these conditions apply: Daily rate of $35 (as per the advertisement) GPS optional at $15 per day As Trent is 24 years of age, he must take out extra insurance. This is a one-off cost of $30.How much would it cost Trent to hire the car with the GPS for 5 days? a) $205 b) $230 c) $255 d) $280 None Question 26. Caitlin buys a 2 litre container full of fish oil tablets. The total amount of fish oil is 2 litres. Each tablet has 50 millilitres of fish oil. She takes one per day. How many days will the container last? a) 20 days b) 35 days c) 40 days d) 60 days None Question 274.A jacket was on sale with a 20% discount. Ellie received a further 20% off the already discounted price. If the original cost of the jacket is \$200, how much has she paid for the jacket? a) $128 b) $136 c) $144 d) $160 None 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 119. During the summer time in Australia, NSW switches to Daylight Savings Time. This means that Sydney would be 3 hours ahead of Perth. What is the time in Perth, if it is 15:45 in Sydney? a) 11:45 b) 18:45 c) 17:45 d) 12:45 None Question 91.In a game, two standard dice are thrown.The numbers that are facing up are added together. That number will determine how many spaces a player moves.If Ethan throws a 6 or 7 on his turn, he would land on a yellow square.What is the probability that Ethan would land on a yellow square? a) 2⁄36 b) 6⁄36 c) 9⁄36 d) 11⁄36 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 134.Scott was visiting Perth and wanted to see several sites in the city. He decided to catch the Perth CAT bus service. His hotel was on the corner of Hay St and Plain St. What colour and number bus stop is closest to his hotel? a) Blue 14 b) Yellow 30 c) Red 29 d) Green 20 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 You’ve already answered some of the questions! Would you like to continue with quiz or restart it from beginning?
