3850 Mathematics Skills - Sample paper

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 The duration of this test is 2 hours.
 This paper contains 60 questions. Answer them using the 'boxes' numbered 1 to 60
on the answer sheet.

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 A multiple-choice answer sheet.
 A pen with blue or black ink.
 A ruler.
 The use of a calculator is not permitted.
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1 A shop sells, on average, 250 cans of juice a day.

There are 25500 cans in stock.

How many days will these stocks last?

a 12
b 102
c 120
d 1020

2 The total trade union membership of a country

fell from 9.6 million to 9.4 million.

This represents a drop in membership of

a 2000
b 20000
c 200000
d 2000000

3 The square of 13 is

a 3.6
b 26
c 139
d 169

4 64 equals

a 4
b 8
c 16
d 32

5 6200 in standard form is

a 6.2 × 104
b 62 × 100
c 0.62 × 104
d 6.2 × 103

6 Which one of the following numbers

has the greatest value?

a 1.28 x 104
b 9.2 x 103
c 1.872 x 103
d 2.1 x 104

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7 The temperature inside a freezer changes

from −22°C to −9°C.

By how many degrees does the

temperature rise?

a −31
b −13
c 13
d 31

8 Tara has $42.76 in her bank account.

She pays in a cheque for $52.60 and writes
cheques for $4.26, $3.59 and $27.80

The amount of money left in her account is

a $7.11
b $25.81
c $35.65
d $59.71

9 A person needs 1.5mg of Vitamin A from

food each day.

A 120g apple provides 0.036mg,

a 100g banana provides 0.27mg and
an 80g peach provides 0.576mg.

How much more Vitamin A does the person

need after eating the apple, banana and peach?

a 0.618mg
b 0.728mg
c 0.861mg
d 0.971mg

10 A customer buys a piece of cheese that

costs $4.68 and a loaf of bread that
costs $1.35

How much change should the customer

receive from $10?

a $3.97
b $4.97
c $5.32
d $6.03

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11 In a diving competition, the points awarded

for a dive are calculated by multiplying the
judges’ score by the degree of difficulty.

Calculate the points awarded when the

judges’ score is 19.7 and the degree
of difficulty is 2.7

a 22.4
b 38.49
c 53.19
d 138.24

12 A medicine bottle holds 36cl.

How many doses of 0.6cl is this?

a 6
b 21.6
c 60
d 216

13 0.3 × 0.8 is

a 0.204
b 0.24
c 2.4
d 24

14 What is the difference in cost between

0.5 kilograms of red grapes at $4.50 per kilogram
and 0.5 kilograms of green grapes
at $3.00 per kilogram?

a $0.55
b $0.75
c $1.50
d $3.75

15 A student has $8.00 to spend on stationery.

She buys two pens each costing $1.29 and a
pack of paper costing $4.50.

Does she have enough money left to buy a

folder costing $1.40?

a Yes – she has $2.21 left

b Yes –she has $1.92 left
c No – she has overspent by $2.29
d No – she only has $0.92 left

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16 What is +
8 16
6
a
24

9
` b
24

9
c
16

6
d
16

17 The following table shows what fraction of its

weekly income a family spends on different items:

1
Housing
4

1
Fuel
10

2
Food
5

1
Clothes
10

1
Transport
20

What is the total fraction of income spent

on these items?

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a
10

43
b
49

7
c
10

6
d
49

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18 Lengths of material measuring 1 m, 2 m
10 4
1
and 3 m are cut from a roll.
2

What is the total length of material cut?

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a 6 m
16

19
b 6 m
20

19
c 7 m
20

1
d 8 m
20

1 1
19 4 ÷2 =
2 3

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a 1
14

1
b 2
6

1
c 3
2

1
d 10
2

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1 1
20 2 × is
4 2

1
a 1
8

1
b 1
2

1
c 2
8

1
d 4
2

21 A recipe for making bread rolls requires

3
1 pounds of flour.
4

How many pounds of flour are required to

1
make 2 times as many rolls?
2

3
a 2
8

1
b 4
4

3
c 4
8

5
d 5
6

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22 A recipe for 6 people requires litre of water.
2

How much water is needed for 4 people?

1
a litre
4

1
b litre
3

3
c litre
4

4
d litre
3

23 A student buys 4 files at 99¢ each and 2 pads

of file paper at $1.20 each.

How much change will he receive from $10.00?

a $3.64
b $4.64
c $4.84
d $6.36

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24 Here are instructions for choosing coffee from a machine.

Which buttons must be pressed for

white coffee with no sugar?

a A and B
b A and C
c B and C
d A, B and C

25 A 500 millilitre carton of milk contains 1.6% fat.

How many millilitres of fat are in the carton?

a 0.32
b 1.6
c 3.125
d 8

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26 $18 as a percentage of $90 is

a 5%
b 20%
c 72%
d 80%

27 A shop is offering a 15% reduction

on the price of some motorbikes.
The original price of a bike was $860.

What is its reduced price?

a $710
b $731
c $774
d $845

28 A man invests $2000 in a savings account.

The bank pays interest into the account

at the end of each year.

Savings account
3% compound interest per year

The man does not take any money out.

What is the balance after the bank has paid two

interest payments into the account?

a $2000.60
b $2060
c $2120
d $2121.80

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29 A shop offers 45% off all children’s clothes.

Express 45% as a fraction.

4
a
5

9
b
20

9
c
10

1
d
45

2
30 of the class passed an exam.
3
2
As a percentage is closest to
3

a 23%
b 60%
c 67%
d 70%

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31 The price of a filing cabinet is $276.00

It is offered on different websites with
the following reductions.

a b

70% $75
off off

c d

𝟏
off 𝟏
𝟑 price
𝟐

Which is the cheapest cabinet after the reduction?

a cabinet a
b cabinet b
c cabinet c
d cabinet d

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32

The distance between Montego Bay and

Treasure Beach on a map is 3cm.

What is the actual distance in km?

a 30km
b 90km
c 100km
d 300km

33
175 g of plain flour
100 g of butter
50 g of sugar

What is the ratio of sugar to butter?

a 1:2
b 2:1
c 3:1
d 1:50

34 A car travelling at 90km/h completes

a journey in 40 minutes.

How long would it take a car travelling

100km/h to complete the same journey?

a 22.5 minutes
b 30 minutes
c 36 minutes
d 44 minutes

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35 A shop buys nuts in 50kg sacks

and sells them in 150g bags.

Each sack fills

a 33 bags
b 300 bags
c 333 bags
d 3000 bags
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Departure
Destination Flight Scheduled Actual
DFW Dallas AA 1603 15:55 15:57
DFW Dallas 9W 5108 15:55 15:57
DFW Dallas LY 8111 15:55 15:57
DFW Dallas BA 4343 15:55 15:57
DFW Dallas GF 4145 15:55 15:57
DCA Washington MQ 3706 15:59 16:07
DCA Washington AA 3706 15:59 16:07
DCA Washington 9W 5104 15:59 16:07
DCA Washington BA 5240 15:59 16:07
SDQ Santo Domingo B6 829 15:59 16:01
MSP Minneapolis DL 161 16:00 16:00
MSP Minneapolis KL 7388 16:00 16:00

How long after the scheduled departure time

did Flight 9W 5104 to Washington actually depart?

a 8 minutes
b 52 minutes
c 1 hour 8 minutes
d 1 hour 52 minutes

37 Long distance races in the Olympic Games

are now measured in metres.

Which of the following is closest in miles

to the 5000 metre race?

a 8 miles
b 5 miles
c 3 miles
d 2 miles

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38 A worker does shift work.

Shift work timetable

Week Monday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

# Date Shifts
1 March 26th 0700-1600 0700-1600 1400-2300 1400-2300 2200-0700 2200-0700 Rest
2 April 2nd Rest Rest 0900-1800 0700-1600 0700-1600 1400-2300 1400-2300
3 April 9th 2200-0700 2200-0700 Rest Rest Rest Rest 0700-1600
4 April 16th 0700-1600 1400-2300 1400-2300 2200-0000 Rest Rest Rest
5 April 23rd Rest 0900-1800 0700-1600 0700-1600 Rest 1400-2300 2200-0000
6 April 30th Rest 1200-2200 Rest Rest 1200-2200 1200-2200 1200-2200
7 May 7th Rest Rest 0800-1800 0800-1800 1000-2000 Rest Rest
8 May 14th 0800-1800 0800-1800 1200-2200 1200-2200 Rest Rest Rest
9 May 21st 1200-2200 1200-2200 Rest Rest 1200-2200 1200-2200 1200-2200
10 May 28th Rest Rest 0800-1800 0800-1800 1000-2000 Rest Rest

What are the total hours of her shifts for the week beginning May 7th?

a 24 hours
b 30 hours
c 32 hours
d 40 hours

39

What is the weight in grams on the scale?

a 460g
b 520g
c 550g
d 580g

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40 A petrol tank holds 55 litres of fuel.

Approximately how many litres of fuel

are in this tank?

a 20 litres
b 30 litres
c 40 litres
d 50 litres

41

The graph shows the rate at which a car

travels. Between points E and F the car is

a increasing its speed

b stationary
c decreasing its speed
d travelling at constant speed

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42 The graph shows the movement of four cars.

Which car is travelling at the greatest speed?

a Car 1
b Car 2
c Car 3
d Car 4

43 The weekly wages of 6 employees are

$105, $75, $89, $67, $126, $75.

What is the median wage?

a $75
b $77.50
c $82
d $89.50

44 Young people making cake decorations were

asked to count the number of items they made
each hour for a total of 30 hours.
They then had to divide the total number of
items made by 30 hours to work out the average rate.

This type of average is the

a mean
b median
c mode
d range

45 A packet contains 400 seeds.

There is a 7 in 10 chance of successful growth.

How many of the seeds should grow successfully?

a 40
b 70
c 202
d 280

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46 The probability of an event occurring

must lie in the range

a −1 to +1
b −1 to 0
c 0 to 100
d 0 to 1

47 p = 3 and r = 5. The value of p2r is

a 30
b 45
c 75
d 225

48 4 x  6  26 .
x

a 5
b 8
c 16
d 20

49 A factory worker is paid per hour and

given a bonus at the end of the week.

Which formula represents this when

p = pay, r = rate of pay,
h = hours and b = bonus?

a p= r x h x b
b p = (r +h) x b
c p = (r x h) + b
d p = r + h +b

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50 A number, n, is multiplied by 5 and then

10 is added giving a result of 55.
Which equation should be used to find the number?

a 5n + 10 = 55
b 5 + 10 = 55n
c 55 – 10 + 5 =n
d 5n - 10 = 55

51

The co-ordinates of point S are

a (2, 4)
b (−4, −2)
c (4, −2)
d (−2, 4)

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52

Height (no shoes)

What is the BMI of an adult who is 193cm tall

and weighs 99.8kg?

a 18.5
b 22
c 25
d 27

53 The diagram shows a cross section of

the cells of a honeycomb.

The shape of each cell is

a a hexagon
b a pentagon
c an octagon
d a parallelogram

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54

What is the size of the angle marked y?

a 42
b 48
c 52
d 132

55

In the triangle shown, angle x is

a 40
b 55
c 85
d 125

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56 A decorator has a 15ft long ladder.

He puts the bottom of the ladder 9ft from the wall.

How high up the wall will the ladder reach?

a 6ft

b 8ft

c 12ft

d 24ft

57

The area of the shape is

a 150mm2
b 300mm2
c 350mm2
d 400mm2

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58

21 inches
A table is a semi-circle with a radius of 21 inches.
A repair man needs to put a strip of plastic around
the edge of the table.

What is the distance all the way round

the edge of the table?

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(Use π = )
7

a 75 inches
b 108 inches
c 174 inches
d 693 inches

59

The constant cross section of this tent is a triangle.

The volume of the tent is

a 4.5m³
b 6m³
c 6.5m³
d 9m³

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60 The diagram shows two cubes, A and B.

The length of each side of cube B is three times

the length of each side of cube A.

The volume of cube B is

a 3 x volume of A
b 9 x volume of A
c 12 x volume of A
d 27 x volume of A

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