Numeracy (Questions 251 – 260) Show session ID Load QuizSave Quiz Welcome to the OLNA Support Numeracy Skill Builder Each question will be multiple choice There will be 4 answers to select from If you can’t figure out the answer, you should use the “Explanation of the Answer” as a guide to work out the correct response There maybe alternate ways to find these answers - this is only our suggested way. If you know another way to figure out the answer, follow that method! Click next to begin! 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? Explanation of answer: Step 1: Asif cooked 7 small onions, to which, half an onion was cooked per person. This means we need to double the number of onions to find out how many servings Asif cooked. Step 2: 7 onions multiplied by 2 = 14 half onions or 14 servings Step 3: Asif cooked 14 servings of hot dogs for his friends. Step 4: The correct answer is – c) 14 a) 28 Refer to Explanation of Answer b) 18 Refer to Explanation of Answer c) 14 Correct Answer d) 3.5 Refer to Explanation of Answer None Question 252. Jenny used this map when she visited Sydney. Her hotel was next door to the Sydney Hospital. Which one of the attractions listed was closest to her hotel?Explanation of answer: Step 1: Find the Sydney Hospital on the map. It is represented as a red cross in a circle. The hospital is located on the southern end of Macquarie Street, near the centre of the map. Step 2: Determine which attraction is closest to the hospital. Find all 4 attractions (from the answers) and their numbers using the key on the right-hand side of the picture. Step 3: Number 17 (Captain Arthur Phillip Monument) is the closest. Note that attractions on the map have the number in a dark dot. Step 4: The correct answer is – d) Captain Arthur Phillip Monument. a) 360 view from Sydney Tower Refer to Explanation of Answer b) Hyde Park Refer to Explanation of Answer c) Captain James Cook’s Statue Refer to Explanation of Answer d) Captain Arthur Phillip Monument Correct Answer None Question 253. Phoenix bought some bulk boxes of Kleenex tissues for her business. If she bought 6 bulk boxes, how many small tissues boxes did she get? Explanation of answer: Step 1: Look at the image and find the number 12 near the smaller image of the tissue box. This means there are 12 smaller boxes of tissues in one larger bulk box. Step 2: This means we are using multiples of 12 to find our answer. Phoenix bought 6 bulk boxes, so we need to multiply 6 by 12 to get our answer. 6 x 12 = 72 Step 3: Phoenix got 72 small tissue boxes in her purchase. Step 4: The correct answer is – d) 72 a) 24 Refer to Explanation of Answer b) 48 Refer to Explanation of Answer c) 66 Refer to Explanation of Answer d) 72 Correct Answer 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? Explanation of answer: Step 1: The question states that Chris plays cricket with the second heaviest ball. We need to look at the table to determine which ball has the second largest weight. Step 2: When looking at the table, we can see the indoor cricket ball is the lightest at 0.114 kg. The Junior cricket ball is the next heaviest ball at 0.133 kg. The Women’s cricket ball is next at 0.140 kg and then the heaviest ball is the Men’s cricket ball at 0.156 kg Step 3: From looking at the table we can see that the Women’s cricket ball is the second heaviest ball. Chris is playing cricket in a Women’s league. Step 4: The correct answer is – a) Women’s league a) Women’s league Correct Answer b) Indoor league Refer to Explanation of Answer c) Junior league Refer to Explanation of Answer d) Men’s league Refer to Explanation of Answer None Question 255. According to the Australian Safety Sign Standard AS1319-1994, safety signs are classified and should be used according to their function as follows:(i) DANGER signs: Signs warning of a particular hazard or hazardous condition that is likely to be life-threatening. These signs typically have written words inside an oval shape. (ii) Warning signs: Signs warning of a hazard or hazardous condition that is not likely to be life-threatening. These signs typically contain a triangle within them. Which one of these signs does not fall within either of the above two classifications in the Standard? Explanation of answer: Step 1: When looking at this question, we need to take note of the two statements about danger and warning signs. This will help us determine which signs are which. Step 2: The danger sign is an easier sign to spot. It is the sign with the word Danger inside an oval shape. The warning signs are represented by the exclamation mark inside a triangle within the sign. The exclamation mark is warning a person to be aware of a hazard or hazardous condition, but it wouldn’t be a life threatening situation. Step 3: This leaves the exit sign as the only sign that does not meet the criteria of a warning or danger sign (also there is no oval or triangle shape in the sign). The exit sign is useful in escaping from an emergency, but does not warn of a hazard. This is why the exit sign does not fall within either of the two classifications listed in the question. Step 4: The correct answer is – d) D a) A Refer to Explanation of Answer b) B Refer to Explanation of Answer c) C Refer to Explanation of Answer d) D Correct Answer None Question 256. Josh sells lolly bags at his Deli. He needs to buy some more stock to sell at his shop. A large box of lollies costs \$24 and a small box costs \$16. Josh bought 2 small boxes and 2 large boxes. How much should he pay in total for the 4 boxes of lollies? Explanation of answer: Step 1: This question requires us to multiply two sets of numbers and then add those numbers together to get an answer. Step 2: The first numbers we need to multiply are the two large boxes by their price: 2 x \$24 = \$48. Step 3: The second numbers we need to multiply are the two small boxes by their price: 2 x \$16 = \$32. Step 3: We now add those two numbers together to get the total price of the 4 boxes: \$48 + \$32 = \$80. Step 4: The correct answer is – c) \$80 a) $42 Refer to Explanation of Answer b) $56 Refer to Explanation of Answer c) $80 Correct Answer d) $94 Refer to Explanation of Answer None Question 257.Maddy uses this chart to buy the correct size of a pair of leggings from her local clothing store.She is 181 centimetres tall and weighs 73 kilograms. The values in each row and column are assumed to be minimum values (e.g. for the kg row, the 40kg box represents 40-44kg) Explanation of answer: Step 1: The first thing we need to determine when looking at this chart is the correct units of measurement, which are metric units. We can see weight in kilograms is found along the top row of the table and height in centimetres is found on the left-hand side of the columns in the table. Step 2: We know Maddy is 181 cm tall. We need to look along the left-hand vertical axis to find her height category. We can see that the height range of the bottom row is 185+ cm, which she isn’t in. The second row from the bottom is a height range between 180 cm and 185 cm, which Maddy’s height does fall within. Step 3: We also know Maddy weighs 73 kgs. We need to look along the top horizontal axis to find her weight category. The far right-hand column is a 180+ kg weight range, so she isn’t in that category. The second column from the right is a weight range between 75 kg and 80 kg, so she isn’t in that category either. The third column from the right is a weight range between 70kg and 75 kg, which Maddy’s weight falls within. Step 4: When we look down the third column from the right and across the second row from the bottom, we can see that Maddy should get a pair of large size leggings. Step 5: The correct answer is – a) Large a) Large Correct Answer b) Medium Refer to Explanation of Answer c) Extra Large Refer to Explanation of Answer d) Small Refer to Explanation of Answer None Question 258. In a game of snooker, the objective is to score the most points from hitting balls into one of the 6 pockets on the table. Players begin by using the cueball (white ball) to hit or “pot” a red ball into a pocket then try and pot any coloured ball into a pocket to score points. If a player successfully pots a red ball, they get one point. The coloured balls are all allocated points in the diagram below. For example, a blue ball is worth 5 points. Once a coloured ball has been successfully potted, then the player must pot another red ball before attempting to hit another coloured ball. If a player successfully pots a combination of 4 red balls, a black ball, a green ball, a pink ball and a blue ball. How many points do they score? Explanation of answer: Step 1: In this question, we need to allocate the points to each of the coloured balls that were mentioned, then add them up to find our answer. Step 2: A red ball = 1 point, so 4 red balls pocketed = 4 points. A black ball pocketed = 7 points. A green ball pocketed = 3 points. A pink ball pocketed = 6 points, A blue ball pocketed = 5 points. Step 3: 4 + 7 + 3 + 6 + 5 = 25. When all those balls are pocketed the player scores 25 points. Step 4: The correct answer is – d) 25 points a) 17 points Refer to Explanation of Answer b) 20 points Refer to Explanation of Answer c) 21 points Refer to Explanation of Answer d) 25 points Correct Answer 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? Explanation of answer: Step 1: It’s easy to conclude (incorrectly) that the answer to this question is 1 in 8 – the reasoning being that there are 8 different codes, of which only one will unlock the door. This reasoning is incorrect because it does not take into account the extra information we’ve been given. Step 2: We are told that three of the codes have been tried, and that none of them unlock the door. Therefore, we can eliminate 3 codes because we know there is no chance of them working. That leaves 5 codes that could unlock the door, however only 1 of these codes will work. Step 3: This means Ella has a 1 in 5 chance that her combination code will unlock the door. Step 4: The correct answer is – b) 1 in 5 a) 1 in 8 Refer to Explanation of Answer b) 1 in 5 Correct Answer c) 1 in 4 Refer to Explanation of Answer d) 1 in 3 Refer to Explanation of Answer 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? Explanation of answer: Step 1: When answering this question, we can to convert 115 minutes to hours and minutes to help us determine the concluding time of the performance. Step 2: There are 60 mins in 1 hour, 120 mins in 2 hours, so 115 mins = 1 hour and 55 mins. Step 3: We can figure out the finish time by using the hour first: 7:30 pm + 1 hour = 8:30 pm. Secondly, we can round the 55 mins to 1 hour then subtract 5 mins (55 mins) to get the next value: 8:30 pm + 1 hour = 9:30 pm. Then we subtract 5 mins = 9:25 pm. Alternative Step 3: If we add 30 mins to 7:30 pm = 8:00 pm. 8:00 pm + 1 hour = 9:00 pm. 9:00 pm + 25 mins = 9:25 pm Step 3: We now know the performance concluded at 9:25 pm Step 4: The correct answer is: c) 9:25 pm a) 8:30 pm Refer to Explanation of Answer b) 8:55 pm Refer to Explanation of Answer c) 9:25 pm Correct Answer d) 9:45 pm Refer to Explanation of Answer None You’ve already answered some of the questions! Would you like to continue with quiz or restart it from beginning? Time's up