Numeracy Practice Test 1-270 Show session ID Load QuizSave Quiz Welcome to the OLNA Support Numeracy Practice Test Each question will be multiple choice There will be 4 answers to select from Select the correct answer Click next to begin! Question 25.Jacob buys tin fencing to enclose his vegetable patch.The size of the vegetable patch is 3 m x 2 m.He decides to buy 10% more fencing than the required length.How many metres of tin fencing did Jacob decide to buy? a) 10 m b) 11 m c) 12 m d) 15 m 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 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 237.Charlotte was listening to the Queen Greatest Hits Disc One whilst on the train.She was approximately 20 minutes away from her destination and she was wondering if she could get through the first 5 songs on disc one.What is the total playing time for the first 5 songs? a) 19 minutes and 33 seconds b) 18 minutes and 17 seconds c) 18 minutes and 51 seconds d) 17 minutes and 48 seconds None Question 84.Julia works 38 hours a week as a secretary and earns \$22 per hour.Every fortnight, \$340 of tax is taken from her pay.How much pay does Julia take home each fortnight? a) $1,287 b) $1,332 c) $1,372 d) $1,408 None Question 1. Fred used this tray to make muffins.If he filled the tray 3 times, how many muffins would Fred make? a) 42 b) 28 c) 36 d) 45 None Question 152. Gabriel went to the shop to buy some chewing gum. In one packet there were 14 sticks of gum. He bought 3 packets.How many sticks of gum did he have in total? a) 32 b) 36 c) 40 d) 42 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? a) 17 points b) 20 points c) 21 points d) 25 points None Question 144. A triangular pyramid has three edges on its base and three edges reaching to the apex of the pyramid. This gives a total of 6 edges for a triangular pyramid.A square pyramid has four edges on its base and four edges reaching to the apex of the pyramid. This give a total of 8 edges for a square pyramid.How many edges would a hexagonal pyramid have? a) 5 edges b) 9 edges c) 12 edges d) 14 edges 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, 8Gary: 3, 4, 4, 6, 6Which 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 215.Brad was building a new house. In the bedrooms he was installing Jarrah wood flooring.It costs $120 per square metre.Looking at the floor plan for Bedroom 4 below, how much should it cost to install the Jarrah wood flooring? a) $1500 b) $1488 c) $1432 d) $1376 None Question 106.A car is travelling at 1.5km/min on a Freeway.How fast is the car travelling in kilometres per hour? a) 80 km/h b) 87 km/h c) 90 km/h d) 102 km/h None Question 6.Rowan used this map of Perth City when he visited Perth from Melbourne.Rowan’s hotel was listed as number 18 on the map.Which one of these attractions was closest to Rowan’s hotel? a) Western Australian Museum b) Perth Mint c) His Majesty’s Theatre d) Art Gallery of Western Australia None Question 214.Regina has a part time job at a newsagency. Her pay rate depends on the day and time she works. Her pay is shown in the table below:Last week, Regina worked from 3 pm to 9 pm on Thursday and 9 am to 1 pm on Sunday.What was Regina’s total pay for last week? a) $146 b) $134 c) $128 d) $112 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 59.Max grew pumpkins in his backyard vegetable patch.When picking his pumpkins he noticed one was much heavier than the others.When he weighed the pumpkin it weighed 5.35 kilograms. The average of all the other pumpkins was 2.5 kilograms.How much heavier was the heavy pumpkin than the other pumpkins? a) 2.85 kg b) 3.05 kg c) 3.15 kg d) 3.45 kg None Question 54.Maddy is building a model Lego house. She has adapted the base of the Lego mat to suit her building.What is the area of the Lego mat that she is going to build on? a) 250 cm2 b) 300 cm2 c) 400 cm2 d) 500 cm2 None Question 76.Scott buys biscuits and savoury rolls for a morning tea.He buys 20 biscuits at \$2 each and 20 savoury rolls at \$3 each.Select all of the expressions that show the amount that Scott should pay in dollars. a) 2 + 3 x 20 b) 20 x 2 + 3 c) 20 x 2 + 20 x 3 d) 5 x 20 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 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 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 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 34.Steve had a shed that was becoming cluttered. He decided that he would hang some of his tools from a tool rack.In one section of the rack he could only fit 5 tools.Each tool needed a hook to hang on.The first and last hooks had to be 4 centimetres from the edge of the rack, andThe distance between all 5 hooks had to be the same distance.The tool rack was 58cm long.How far apart was each hook from each other? a) 7.5 cm b) 10.5 cm c) 12.5 cm d) 15.0 cm None Question 7.The length of a piece of timber is 2.4 metres.Jordan cuts it to a length of 2,150 millimetres.What length did Jordan remove? a) 20.3 mm b) 242.65 mm c) 250 mm d) 300 mm None Question 45.An electronics store has a sale on during the month of September.The sale started on the 9th and finished on the 27th. How many days were the electronic items on sale for? a) 17 days b) 19 days c) 21 days d) 22 days None Question 9.The graph below shows the attendance at a theatre show on Friday afternoon.How many males attended the theatre show on Friday afternoon? a) 11 b) 15 c) 18 d) 21 None 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 74.An oven dial displays the temperature in degrees Celsius.The temperature shown on the dial above is closest to: a) 200°C b) 210°C c) 225°C d) 240°C 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 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 137. Chris was laying reticulation pipe to water his garden. The length of each pipe was 2,400 mm. He had to buy 12 pipes for his system. What was the total length of all the pipes he had to buy in metres? a) 26.4 m b) 28.8 m c) 30.2 m d) 31.6 m 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 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 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? a) 360 view from Sydney Tower b) Hyde Park c) Captain James Cook’s Statue d) Captain Arthur Phillip Monument 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 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 167. Tony bought some shade cloth for his backyard, but it needs to be cut to size.To fit the area he needs, he cuts a length exactly 1 metre and 9 centimetres.What is this length in millimetres? a) 1,900 mm b) 1,090 mm c) 1,009 mm d) 190 mm e) 109 mm 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 You’ve already answered some of the questions! Would you like to continue with quiz or restart it from beginning? Time's upTime is Up! Submit a CommentYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name Email Website Δ
