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 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 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 114. Matt and Gary were both bowlers in a local cricket team. They were comparing how many runs were scored off their overs. They are: Matt: 3, 3, 4, 5, 8 Gary: 3, 4, 4, 6, 6 Which of the following statements are true? a) Matt and Gary have the same mode b) Matt’s range is higher than Gary’s c) Matt’s and Gary’s mean are the same d) The median is the same for both players 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 87. You can buy soft drink from a shop in different ways. One 2 litre bottle will cost you $3.00 Two smaller 1.25 litre bottles for a total for $5 A box of twenty 350 millilitre cans for $16 When comparing the cost per litre, what is the correct order from the lowest to highest cost per litre? a) Two smaller bottles, one 2 litre bottle, a box of cans. b) A box of cans, one 2 litre bottle, two smaller bottles. c) One 2 litre bottle, two smaller bottles, a box of cans. d) Two smaller bottles, a box of cans, one 2 litre bottle. None Question 197. Wyatt and Anton are playing a game of Battleship, a grid guessing game. Anton has set up his ships in the format below. Wyatt has the first turn and calls out the first grid location of (E, 5) which is a miss. On Wyatt’s second turn he calls out the next grid location of (C, 7). What ship does he hit? a) Carrier b) Battleship c) Submarine d) Patrol Boat 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 10. The graph below shows the attendance at a theatre show on Friday afternoon. How many more females than males attended the theatre show on Friday afternoon? a) 11 b) 14 c) 16 d) 19 None Question 60. Luke was checking how much space he had on his computer before he tried to install a computer game on his hard drive. This is what he found: Movies: 325 GB Apps: 90 GB Audio: 75 GB Photo’s: 10 GB Free space ?? GB The size of Luke’s hard drive is 1 TB (terabyte). As a percentage, how much free space was available on Luke’s hard drive? a) 40% b) 45% c) 50% d) 55% 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 143. A swimmer is training for an international event. The swimmer swims 3.4 kilometres 3 times a week and also swims on the weekend. The total distance for the week is 21 kilometres. What is the distance swum on the weekend? a) 5.6 km b) 7.3 km c) 9.2 km d) 10.8 km None Question 199. Peter owns a self-storage facility in an industrial area. He is creating new units that have floor dimensions of 3 m by 3 m. The total floor space available for storage units is 540 m2 What is the largest number of units he can create? a) 60 b) 54 c) 36 d) 27 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 58. The predicted maximum and minimum temperatures for the next five days are shown below. What will be the average minimum temperature over the next 5 days? a) 11° b) 11.5° c) 11.8° d) 12° None Question 30. This table shows the approximate driving times between places in Western Australia. Daniel wants to drive from Perth to Mandurah, then Mandurah to Collie and then Collie to Busselton. What is Daniel’s total driving time? a) 2 hrs b) 2.5 hrs c) 3 hrs d) 3.5 hrs None Question 272.Rae's car consumes approximately 8 litres of petrol for every 100 kilometres driven. Last week, Rae travelled 175 kilometres. How many litres of petrol did her car use during that time? a) 10 Litres b) 12 Litres c) 14 Litres d) 16 Litres None Question 228. During the Corona virus pandemic, the public transport capacity in cities around Australia were affected.Each was working at a lower capacity than in normal times.Which figure shows the greatest reduction in public transport capacity? a) Brisbane: 3/4 capacity b) Melbourne: 68% capacity c) Sydney: 70% capacity d) Adelaide: 2/3 capacity None 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 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 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 173. Aaron painted the ceilings of the rooms shown below: How many square metres did he paint? a) 44.5m2 b) 41m2 c) 39.5m2 d) 38m2 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 270. Lamai was holidaying in Australia and she wished to send pictures and videos of her holiday back to family in Thailand. She decided to use one of the pre-paid mobile phone plans from a mobile company in Australia. Lamai was charged \$0.50 per standard international MMS (pictures) and \$0.75 for Standard international video MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service). If she sent 60 picture MMS and 70 video MMS, which expression would show the total cost in messages sent? a) (60 x 0.75) + (70 x 0.50) b) (60 + 70) x (0.50 + 0.75) c) (60 x 0.55) + (70 x 0.70) d) (60 x 0.50) + (70 x 0.75) None Question 180. On a real estate website, the median sales price for a house in the suburb of Hill Valley was \$450,000.During the last month 37 houses were sold, including one for $1.5 million.If the \$1.5 million house is not included in the calculation of the median price, which statement would be true? a) The median price must either stay the same or be lower. b) The median price must either stay the same or be higher. c) The median price must stay the same. d) The median price must be lower. None Question 138.In the Smith family budget, they allocate $3,500 a month for bills and mortgage. The ratio of spending for food to bills and mortgage is 1:3.5.How much do they spend on food? a) $1,100 b) $1,000 c) $900 d) $750 None Question 250. Emma has a job working as a receptionist. Her wage is $1,200 after-tax. If she pays 20% of her weekly wage in tax, how much does she earn before tax? a) $1,650 b) $1,500 c) $1,440 d) $1,300 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 3.Peter went shopping with a \$50 note.He bought two items and received \$12 change.Select the two items that Peter bought. a) A and B b) A and C c) B and D d) C and D None Question 142. Georgie wanted to buy some new shoes. The shoes cost $60 a pair. When she went to pay for the shoes, the sales assistant said there was special deal for buying shoes. She could buy one pair of shoes and get ¼ off the price of the second pair of shoes. How much did Georgie pay for the two pairs of shoes? a) $105 b) $95 c) $60 d) $35 e) $15 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 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 Question 43.Lola wants to go on holiday to Bali.She saves 25% of her wage to pay for the holiday and is left with $1,500 for other expenses.What is Lola’s wage? a) $1,600 b) $1,850 c) $2,000 d) $2,250 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 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 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 219.Armani made a batch of home-made jam to sell at her local markets. She used a round cylindrical jar to sell the jam in.The dimensions of the jar were:Diameter = 5 cmHeight = 7 cmWhich expression would give Armani the closest amount of Jam she needs to fill the Jar? a) (π x 52 x 7) cm3 b) (π x 72 x 5) cm3 c) (π x 2.52 x 7) cm3 d) (π x 102 x 5) cm3 None Question 202.Isabella bought a watch for \$4,000.Three years later she had sold it for \$4,800.What percentage profit did she make? a) 8% b) 12% c) 16% d) 20% None Question 12.Stella’s pay rate on Friday is \$12 per hour.On Sunday, her pay is \$21 per hour.Last week she worked 10 hours on Friday and 5 hours on Sunday.How much was Stella paid for her work? a) $195 b) $208 c) $215 d) $225 None Question 38. A computer screen is a rectangle, 40 cm by 30 cm. What is the area of the screen in square metres (m2)? a) 12m2 b) 1.2m2 c) 0.12m2 d) 0.012m2 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 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 62. At what grid reference are the emus found? a) B3 b) D4 c) E9 d) C4 None Question 278.If Emma's original hourly rate is \$50 and she receives a 5% increase in her pay, what is her new hourly rate? a) $51.00 b) $52.50 c) $54.25 d) $56.50 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 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 You’ve already answered some of the questions! Would you like to continue with quiz or restart it from beginning?
