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 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 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 212. Eli was living and working in Auckland, New Zealand. He had family all over the globe; from Perth to Johannesburg to New York. One evening Eli wanted to call his cousin in New York. It was 8:15 pm in Auckland. He didn’t call, as he realised, that the time in New York was 2:15 am. Eli called his cousin the next day at 11 am Auckland time. What was the time in New York when he called his cousin? a) 5 am b) 5 pm c) 7 am d) 7 pm None Question 121. If four 1 kg bags of mixed cereal grains cost $96, how much would seven and a half 1 kg bags cost? a) $164 b) $168 c) $175 d) $180 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 160. Jack bought a new iPhone. It has a 128 gigabyte (GB) hard drive. He notices that 5% of the storage space is already used for the iPhone operating system. How much space is left on his new iPhone? a) 98.9 GB b) 105.6 GB c) 114.2 GB d) 121.6 GB 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 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 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 20. Laura’s computer has a 720-gigabyte (GB) hard drive The hard drive is 80% full. How much space is left on the hard drive of Laura’s computer? a) 70 GB b) 72 GB c) 144 GB d) 288 GB None Question 163.A research agency was researching how many properties were sold in an inner city suburb. This is what they found:Approximately, what fraction of the total property sales is the number of Townhouses sold? a) 1/3 b) 2/4 c) 2/3 d) 1/5 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 72. The table below shows the height, in metres, of the tides at Derby for five days in December 2016. Low tides are printed in red and high tides are printed in blue. What was the difference between the highest and the lowest tides on Saturday, 3rd of December? a) 8.8 m b) 7.3 m c) 11.1 m d) 9.8 m 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 24.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 For her work last week, Hannah’s total pay should be? a) $300 b) $330 c) $350 d) $390 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 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 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 4. On a travel website, the travel distances between places in New Zealand are listed in a table. Approximately how many kilometres is it from Auckland to Taupo? a) 299 km b) 210 km c) 291 km d) 279 km None 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 36.Alex is painting his living room.He needs to buy: Drop sheets and paint materials worth $48 4 tins of paint which are $85 each, and Paint rollers, $8 per roller He wants to spend no more than $440 for these materials.What is greatest number of rollers he can buy? a) 3 rollers b) 5 rollers c) 6 rollers d) 8 rollers 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 64. The Mandurah region has 32 registered Uber cars and drivers. Of the 32 cars, ½ are Holdens, ¼ are Fords and the rest are Toyotas. How many cars are Toyotas? a) 6 b) 8 c) 12 d) 16 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 70. A runner is starting to train for a long distance event. The runner runs a 5.6 km course 4 times a week and also runs on the weekend. The total distance for the week is 35 km. What is the distance run on the weekend? a) 14.3 km b) 12.6 km c) 10.9 km d) 8.9 km None Question 161. This bathroom scale shows Jeremy’s weight in kilograms. Which of these values is the closest to the weight shown on the scales? a) 60 kg b) 65 kg c) 69 kg d) 70 kg None Question 221.Amber’s Thai green curry recipe serves 4 people. The ingredients are:300g rice1 brown onion210g of Thai green curry paste400 mL of coconut milk450g Chicken100g snow peas1 green capsicumIf Amber wants to make 10 servings, how much additional coconut milk does she need to use? Please select your answer a) 1000 mL b) 800 mL c) 700 mL d) 600 mL Question 132.A survey was taken on 150 people about what is their favourite sport to watch on television. The table below shows the results of that survey.Out of the 150 people surveyed, how many females watch AFL and BBL cricket as their favourite sports to watch? a) 47 b) 51 c) 56 d) 62 None Question 17. Barometers are used when measuring atmospheric air pressure. Two units commonly used for atmospheric pressure are the hectopascal (hPa) and millimetres of mercury (mmHg). What atmospheric pressure is this barometer showing in hectopascals? a) 1016 hPa b) 1012 hPa c) 762 hPa d) 758 hPa None Question 172. The nutrition information on a flavoured milk carton is shown below: One serving size of the milk contains 19 g of protein. What amount of protein does 1000 mL of milk contain? a) 30.50 grams b) 31.66 grams c) 32.33 grams d) 34.66 grams None Question 71. A group of 30 AFL supporters are organising a catch up to watch an AFL match. Sixteen are Richmond supporters. The remaining people are Western Bulldogs supporters. One person is allocated to organise the catch up. What is the probability that a Richmond supporter will be allocated to organise the catch up? a) 16⁄30 b) 1⁄16 c) 8⁄15 d) 14⁄30 Question 204. Common microwave ovens heat food at frequencies near 2.45 GHz (Gigahertz). 1 Gigahertz represents 1 billion cycles per second. 1 Hertz represents 1 cycle per second. What is 2.45 Gigahertz when converted into Hertz? a) 245,000,000,000 Hertz b) 24,500,000,000 Hertz c) 2,450,000,000 Hertz d) 245,000,000 Hertz None Question 238. Western Australia is the largest iron ore supplier in the world, producing 39% of the global iron ore supply in 2018. An increased demand for iron ore across the world is projected to continue throughout this century. Table sourced from the WA government department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. In the above table we can see iron ore demand from Asian countries. Approximately how many Megatonnes did China demand in 2011? a) 1200 Mt b) 1050 Mt c) 1000 Mt d) 900 Mt 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 147. The internal playing surface of a 7 foot English pool table is 180 cm by 90 cm. When adding on the cushion and frame the pool table is larger in size. If the cushion and frame are an extra 13 cm on each side of the table, what is the total length and width of the pool table in metres? a) 1.67 m by 0.77 m b) 1.93 m by 1.03 m c) 2.06 m by 1.16 m d) 2.10 m by 1.20 m None Question 154. Kayla left work early to attend an appointment. It took her 25 minutes to drive to the appointment. The appointment took 30 minutes. She then had to drive home which took her 45 minutes. She arrived home at 6:10pm. What time did Kayla leave work for her appointment? a) 4:55pm b) 4:45pm c) 4:39pm d) 4:30pm None Question 150. In the winter months, Australia and New Zealand do not have daylight savings time. There is a 2 hour time difference between Perth and Brisbane and another 2 hour time difference between Brisbane and Wellington. It was 16:35 in Perth and Tegan wanted to call family in Brisbane and Wellington. Tegan spent 30 mins talking to her Uncle in Wellington. She then rang her Dad in Brisbane. What time was it in Brisbane when Tegan rang her Dad? a) 18:05 b) 18:45 c) 19:00 d) 19:05 None Question 93.A bobcat driver has to estimate the volume, V, of sand in a pile for removal.The pile forms a cone shape, 4 metres across the base and 1.5 metres high.Using the formula in the box, which of these answers is the best estimate of the volume of the sand pile? a) 35 m3 b) 21 m3 c) 13 m3 d) 6 m3 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 57. A building and construction company is building a new stadium. They have estimated their costs to be: Materials $550,000,000 Labour $360,000,000 Planning fees $80,000,000 What is the estimated total cost, to the nearest $100,000,000? a) $990,000,000 b) $1,000,000,000 c) $1,010,000,000 d) $1,100,000,000 None Question 80. Rose and her four friends went out for lunch.The total bill for the lunch was \$67.20.Rose was the only one to have a cup of coffee.She paid \$4 for her coffee and the rest of the bill was shared equally.Which expression shows the total amount of money Rose paid for her lunch?Complete correctly:The total amount Rose paid for her lunch is equal to: Please select your answer a) (67.20 – 4) ÷ 5 b) (67.20 + 4) ÷ 5 c) (67.20 + 4) ÷ 5 - 4 d) (67.20 – 4) ÷ 5 + 4 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 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 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 You’ve already answered some of the questions! Would you like to continue with quiz or restart it from beginning?
