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 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 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 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 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 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 216. Fletcher is painting the exterior walls of his house. The paint comes in small (1 L), medium (4 L) and large (10 L) tins. A hardware warehouse is offering a “buy 2 medium tins and get 1 small tin free” special deal. Fletcher needs a minimum of 9 litres of paint. Which of the following will give him the lowest cost? a) One large tin b) 1 Special deal c) 3 Medium tins d) 2 small tins and 2 medium tins None Question 122.Harry was going to a National Basketball League game. He had to travel on the train to and from the game plus purchase tickets for the game. The game tickets cost \$64. The return train ride cost \$15.How much did his trip out to watch the game cost him? a) $83 b) $79 c) $75 d) $68 None Question 85.A 10 kilometre section of highway is to be resurfaced.The highway is straight and is 6.3 metres wide.How many square metres of the road need to be resurfaced? Please select your answer a) 13,000 m2 b) 47,000 m2 c) 63,000 m2 d) 87,000 m2 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 89. A standard paperclip weighs 1 gram. I collected one hundred thousand paperclips.I wanted to estimate the mass of the collection in grams.Which statement does not reflect this estimation? a) Finding the mass of 50 paperclips, then multiplying by 2,000 b) Counting the number of paperclips in 1 kilogram, then dividing 100,000 by this number. c) Finding the mass of 100 paperclips, then multiplying by 1,000. d) Finding the mass of 10 paperclips, then multiplying by 10,000 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 174. Over the last few years Matt averaged his expenditures on his car: These were: On average, how much did he spend on his car each year? a) $2,650 b) $2,700 c) $2,780 d) $2,800 None Question 157. Lucas was making a picnic table for his outdoor alfresco area. He was fastening the last nuts and bolts into the table. When fastening one nut, he turned his wrench through 7 half revolutions to tighten the nut. How man degrees did Lucas turn the wrench through? a) 900 degrees b) 1,080 degrees c) 1,260 degrees d) 1,440 degrees 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 33. Joseph needs to buy ice-cream for a children’s party. He can make 12 ice-creams from 2 litres. He needs to make 60 ice-creams for the party. How many litres does he need to buy? a) 3 Litres b) 5 Litres c) 8 Litres d) 10 Litres 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 130. John was building a play house for his children. He measured the top section for some beams that he needed for the roof. As he was building one of the other sections he realised that the original measurement for the roof was incorrect. He needed an additional 15% of wood for the beam.The original measurement for the beam was 1,800 mm. What does the new length of the beam need to be? a) 2,050 mm b) 2,070 mm c) 2,095 mm d) 2,115 mm 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 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 169. Sam bought a 20 kg bag of chicken feed. He has used 3.5 kg and now has 16.5 kg left. If he takes out 700 grams, how much is left in the bag? a) 0.7 kg b) 7.7 kg c) 13.6 kg d) 15.8 kg 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 182. This tally chart shows the essay results of students in an English class. A mark of 27 or more is considered to be a good mark. How many students received a good mark? a) 9 b) 11 c) 12 d) 14 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 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 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 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 189. Carlos went to watch a Queen tribute band at the Sydney Opera House. The performance was an afternoon session and started at 3.02pm The watch face below shows the time the performance finished. How long did the concert go for? a) 90 minutes b) 110 minutes c) 140 minutes d) 170 minutes 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 235. A company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) uses Australia Post to send documents about their Annual General Meetings or share purchase plans to their investors. The cost of sending these documents will depend on their size and weight. Larger, heavier documents will cost more than smaller, lighter documents as seen in the table below. This year the company posted 120 Share Purchase Plan documents and 150 Annual General Meeting documents. Which expression shows the company’s total postage cost? a) (125 x 2.20) + (250 x 3.30) b) (120 + 150) x (2.20 + 3.30) c) (120 x 3.30) + (150 x 2.20) d) (120 x 2.20) + (150 x 3.30) 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 247. Stephen plays for a professional sporting club. He can be remunerated (paid) in several different ways: A weekly wage of $2,000 A game payment of $1,000 A bonus payment of $20,000 if he is the highest scoring player in his team at the end of the year. If Stephen worked for 52 weeks of the year, played 14 games and was also the highest scoring player at the end of the season, how much did he earn? a) $112,000 b) $118,000 c) $127,000 d) $138,000 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 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 201. Jensen is installing laminate flooring in his dining room. He needs to purchase an extra 10% of the flooring to allow for wastage when it is being installed. His dining room area is 16 m2. What is the total amount of flooring Jensen needs to order? a) 1.6 m2 b) 14.4 m2 c) 17.6 m2 d) 20.8 m2 None Question 261. Athena wants to donate tinned tuna to her local food bank. She could either buy the larger 425 gram tins, or the smaller 95 gram tins. Usually, she would donate four 425 gram tins. Unfortunately, the larger tuna tins are out of stock and she can only get the smaller tins. How many smaller tins does she have to buy to get at least the same weight of tuna as she would usually donate? a) 20 tins b) 18 tins c) 17 tins d) 15 tins None Question 127.A small cafe in the city decided to keep a tally of the amount of coffees customers bought each week.How many customers purchased more than 6 coffees in the week? a) 10 b) 12 c) 15 d) 18 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 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 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 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 111. A car was originally priced at $20,000. Its price was reduced by $2,000. There is now a further 5% off the reduced price. How much will the car cost now? a) $18,150 b) $17,800 c) $17,100 d) $16,750 None Question 267. This image shows the two overlapping circles of the Mastercard logo. Given the dimensions provided, what is the radius of each circle? a) 0.8 millimetres b) 3.2 millimetres c) 8 millimetres d) 32 millimetres None Question 126. The Hawaii Ironman event is considered one of the most gruelling and challenging Ironman events in the world. The record for the fastest time completing the event was set in 2011 at 8 hours 3 minutes and 56 seconds.If the world record for finishing the race is at 3:03:56 pm, what is starting time of the race? a) 7:00 am b) 7:13 am c) 7:15 am d) 7:30 am None 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 Question 11. Jack and his class had to prepare the gym for assembly. They had to arrange 293 chairs into rows. Each row had 30 chairs, except the front row. How many chairs did Jack and his class put in the front row? a) 15 b) 19 c) 23 d) 27 None You’ve already answered some of the questions! Would you like to continue with quiz or restart it from beginning?
