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Hendersons YOUR PATH TO SUCCESS PRACTICE EXAM ee Year 8 SHS FORMAT Numerical Reasoning PARIS Time Allowed: 30 Minutes | Hendersons Educational Services Pty Ltd materials, including workbooks and practice exams, are| protected by the Copyright Laws of Australia, All rights are reserved. No material may be reproduced, photocopied or used by any person other than the original client. © Hendersons Educational Services Pty Ltd 2012 Hendersons Educational Services Ply Ltd ‘ApNasorocar eso 736 Burwood Rd, Hawthom Vic.3122. Australia Ph: 03 9813 0277; Fax: 03 9813 0586 Info@hendersons.com.2u www. hendersons.com.au @\Documents\PRACTICE EXAMSIPAPERSW2013 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHS\SHS 2INUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS docx Page 5 of 24 Question 1 Which number is missing in the following series? {64,8 25,5 24 49,7 81,9 4 16 ~ 20 D. 32 Question 2 Container 1 has 3 blue and 5 red balls, all of equal size. Container 2 has 5 blue and 7 red balls, all of equal size. Each container is shaken, a ball is randomly selected from each one, and its colour is noted. Which container gives the higher chance of selecting a blue ball? A. Container 1 B,_ There is an equal chance for both. Container 2 D. Not enough information to tell. Question 3 Lucas loves to wear his Grandfather’s old watch, which unfortunately loses two minutes every hour! Lucas must be at an interview at 2:30pm, but has some errands to run first. He needs to catch the 1:59pm train to reach his interview on time. If he sets his alarm for 6:30am, and at the same time, sets his watch to read correctly, when he catches the train, his watch will read closest to: 6 z 2:14pm I:d4pm Feel aa 7 “e : Et 4 BA anes - 16 (0 . cioamauricies ooeeereereremrtcouresr semis munca Re Pie q ieee of 24 \ v | y J eet Question 4 Frank buys a rare stamp for $400 and sells it for $500. He then buys it again for $600 and later sells it for $700. How much profit did he make from these transactions? AB) $100 . $300 ( D. He does not make any profit. Question 5 The average height of ninety of the Year 8 students at Lofty Heights High School is 1:6 metres. There were ten students absent when the measurements were taken. These 10 students, measured later, had an average of 150 centimetres. ‘The overall average height of the year level is A. 75-8cm 155m, 158cm D. 159cm Question 6 The numbers in the grid go together in a certain way. Find what ? represents. 3 | 9 |27 6 | 18| ? 9 | 27) 81 A. 36 B. 21 Cc. 64 % G:Docunents\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERSI2013 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHSISHS ZINUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS. docx Page 7 of 24 Question 7 I think of two numbers. IfI double the first and add three times the second, the result is zero. IfI subtract three times the second from twice the first, the result is -12. Find the two numbers. A. -3,2 -3,-2 ois . -2, 3 Question 8 375 261 444 Which one of these numbers below belongs with the three above? 280, 488, 137, 381 A. 280 485 137 . 381 Question 9 Jeremy had a chocolate bar which he first broke into three equal pieces. He then broke one of these parts in half and the other parts into thirds. How many pieces of chocolate does he have? AS 7 PA) VA {GADocumments\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERSI2013 YEAR SIEDUTEST - SHS\SHS 2\NUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS. docx Page 8 of 24 Question 10 | \ | After their grandma died Erin and Sarah were asked to clean out her house once the furniture had been sold, Erin worked 15 hours each week and got paid $4 per hour. Sarah worked 10 hours each week and got paid $7 per hour. Together they earned $1 300. How long did the cleaning take? A. 15 weeks (0 ng B. 10 weeks \ C. 1 week 0 \ D.. 20 weeks ( \a br Question 11 Larger boxes hold eight smaller boxes. Different ships can carry a different number of larger boxes. The number of larger boxes carried by different types of ships is shown below. No. of Larger Boxes (ZK te =12 46. |e we Navy Ship 10 ¢O Yacht 2: VE Tug Boat =4 4m Sail Boat 1 x If there are two of each type of ship, what is the smallest number of (any type of) ships needed to carry 144 smaller boxes with no spaces left over? A 2 ao! we ie 5 66 a See Beet ADocumerts\PRACTICE, BEDUTEST - SHSISHS 2NUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS. docx a — Question 12 What value is represented by the question mark? 7 5 o 17 [2 19 23 |? A. 24 B. 27 26 8 Question 13 65867, 6867, 667, 67 ‘What is the next number? A 7 B. 5 Cc 8 6 @ Question 14 The numbers in the grid go together in a certain way. Find what ? represents. 14 | 27 | 53 if u 19} ? | 73 S 24 | 47 | 93 A. 38 ® 37 Cc. 47 D. 39 {GADocuments\PRACTICE EXAMSWPAPERSI2013 YEAR B\EDUTEST - SHS\SHS 2\NUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS. docx Page 10 of 24 Question 15 Fifteen is thirteen less than two times what number? ® u eH Cc. 16 D. 10 Question 16 f gy 4 Shawn bought a car for $5 400. He sold it to Rachael for 3 of the price he paid for itffRachael sold it to Ray for : less than she paid for it. Ray sold it to Rick for 3 of what he paid. ‘What did Rick pay for the car? A. $4200 Sige $3 600 oc $3 000 D. $2700 Question 17 This week’s Whoppalotto has a jackpot of $50 000 000. Josh, Adam and Hunter buy a ticket for the draw. Josh puts in $9; Adam contributes $6, whilst Hunter only has one dollar in his wallet to put into the ticket. If they are the winners of the jackpot prize and distribute the prize in the ratio of what they paid, how much will Adam receive? A._ $18 750 000 4 $3 125000 C. $28 125 000 D. $20 000 000 G:Documents\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERS(2015 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHSISHS ZINUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS docx Page 11 of 24 Question 18 Ny DP OC ‘What value is represented by the question mark? a! 7 c. 35 D. 49 Question 19 ‘What are the next two numbers in this series? 1 6 36 (216 ? i” A. 360, 720 1296, 7776 C. 864, 1728 D. 1080, 5400 ‘GADocuments\PRACTICE EXAMSWPAPERS\2013 YEAR SIEDUTEST - SHSISHS 2\NUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS. dock Page 12 of 24 The following information relates to questions 20, 21 and 22. Xavier delivers “junk mail” to letterboxes and is paid $25 per thousand. Question 20 How much does he earn for delivering 3 500 items? A. $100 $87.50 7) $75 $72.50 Question 21 How many items must he deliver to earn $120? A. 6000 i | 20 B. 5000 © 42800 QS D. 3200 75 5 Yor DoD , to deliver each thousand items, what is his Question 22 If Xavier takes four hours, hourly rate of pay? A. $30.00 B. $6.25 Cc. $4.17 $4,00 GADocuments\PRACTICE EXAMSIPAPERSI2013 YEAR B\EDUTEST - SHSISHS ZINUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS. docx Page 13 of 24 Question 23 Three ducks and two ducklings weigh 32kg. Four ducks and three ducklings weigh 44kg. All ducks weigh the same and all ducklings weigh the same. What is the weight of two ducks and one duckling? A. 20kg @ as 24kg 22k Question 24 Lyn and Stefan are driving to Brisbane from Melbourne, a distance of 1700km. They are planning to take three days to complete their travel. They cover 850 Kilometres on the first day, but the car overheats and they only cover 170 kilometres on the second day. What fraction of the journey remains to be completed on their final day of travel? SS 0 19 (OTs SL 7. “pe ZS ae 10 2 ua 10 osecumenyfSRACTICE EXAMSIPAPERSW2O13 YEAR SIEDUTEST - SHS\SHS 2NUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS docx Page 14 of 24 Question 25 oO o. jal & LX OOO oO x=9 y= What is the value of 2? & 18 . 27 Cage D. 17 Question 26 Find the value of the question mark. 13, 168, 2, 8, 25, 624, 9, 80 2 go Awa ‘GDocuments\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERSW2013 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHSISHS 2]NUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS docx Page 15 of 24 The following information relates to questions 27 and 28. ‘Ava, Barry and Christine work together and have salaries in the ratio 3 : 5:7 respectively. The total of their weekly salaries is $4 500. Question 27 What does Barry earn per week? A. $300 B. $900 Ceuneae Cc. $1500 D. $2100 Question 28 If Christine pays $840 tax out of her weekly wage, what percentage tax does she pay? A. 18:67% B. 20-00% 33-33% . 40-00% Question 29 The missing number is? g Cc D. 7 10 4 5 ‘GADocuments\PRACTICE EXAMSIPAPERSI2013 YEAR BIEDUTEST - SHSISHS 2\NUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS docx Page 18 of 24 Question 30 What is the missing number in the series of numbers below? @ 132 144 Cc. 145 D. 156 26 | 169 | 24 | 2? | 22 | i21 | 20 | Question 31 There is a total of 288 pieces of fruit in a crate. There are only apples and oranges. How many oranges are there in the crate, if there are one third as many apples as there are oranges? B36 ‘\ 6 HB Cc. 216 D. 192 L vy oe gre Question 32 The following results are for a test marked out of 60 that was attempted by 10 people. 4 56, Arh P. fh. 45, 46, 47, 51. How many scored more than 75%? A 3 B. 4 é: Se OU Ut et feted oo 60 G0 ob © s: comm ipa peer 2INUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS. docx Gy! Question 33 ‘What number is missing? The following information relates to questions 34 and 35. Gary baked a large rectangular tray of chocolate hedgehog slice. He cut it into tenths and gave four pieces of the slice to his grandmother. He gave one-third of the remaining slice to his sister. The rest he gave to his mother. Question 34 Who gets the largest portion of hedgehog slice? Yr - Ge Gary’s grandmother B. Gary’s sister C. Gary's mother D. Gary's mother and grandmother get the same. Question 35 What percentage of the slice does Gary’s sister receive? A. 50% B. 15% Cc. 20% 33% ‘GA\Documents\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERSI2013 YEAR &\EDUTEST - SHSISHS 2.NUMERIGAL REASONING - PARIS docx Page 18 of 24 Question 36 ‘What would Pemge next magper in this a 3 5 8 (43 G. 22 no A. 33 B. 28 Cc 31 a» Question 37 4. 3 S A plane leaves Darwin at 21:35 and flies direct to Hobart, a flight taking 5¥% hours. At what time will the plane touch down in Hobart (in local time)? (Tasmania is 4 hour ahead of the Northern Territory). A. 02:05 B. 02:35 03:05 0.0% © 03:35 ne ae w:0) 1. 0§ yas Question 38 < A florist buys roses at $0.50 a piece and sells them for $1.00 apiece. >” 0 If there are no other expenses, how many roses must be sold in order to make a profit of $300? Ca) 300 600 200 150 pon GADocumenis\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERS(2013 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHS\SHS ZINUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS docx Page 19 of 24 Question 39 A concrete mix consists of screenings, sand and cement in the ratio 11 : 6 : 3. The amount of cement needed to make 800 kg of concrete would be A. 100kg B. 120kg C. 240kg D. 300kg ) / Question 40 What is the missing number in this number grid? 2] 17 122 857 EA Ke 2 fryo tAPO ey c. 3 ee Cyst l Question 41 The numbers in the grid go together in a certain way. Find what ? represents. 2 | 18 | 24 1 14 | 20 | 26 16 | 22 | 28 A. 10 B. ll CG 12 D. 13 ‘G\Decuments\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERS(2013 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHSISHS 2NUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS.docx Page 20 of 24 Question 42 Each of the squares shown is inscribed in a larger square so that the vertices of the inscribed square bisect the sides of the larger square. ‘What fraction of the area of the largest square is shaded? 64 1 B. aT 1 Cc. 16 1 D. 3 Question 43 Ifa car travels at the constant speed of 60 km/hr, how far will it travel in 20 minutes? GADocuments\PRACTICE EXAMSPAPERSI2013 YEAR B\EDUTEST - SHSISHS 2INUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS dot Page 21 of 24 Question 44 For this table of values, find the rule connecting the variables. 2 -1 0 1 2 3 7 4 -l 2 5 8 Question 45 Complete the number pattern. 20 | 17 | 4 “11 | oe Question 46 If you go to the South Pole and face North, then turn around 180°, what direction are you facing now? 4) & South North Cc. East D. West {GDocumonts\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERSI2013 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHSISHS NUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS. docx Page 22 of 24 Question 47 A city building has 10 floors above the ground level and 3 levels of parking in the basement below ground. A courier parks in the basement level 2, and rides up in a lift 8 levels. Then he goes down 5 levels, and then goes up 7 levels. On what level is he now? Question 48 How many more cubes are needed to make this stack a completely rectangular box shape? A. 12 B. 16 Cc. 18 D. 20 he ¥ <:vonunePRACTCE XAMSPAPERSZS YEAR BEDUTEST- HSS ANOVERCAL REASONING PAS ot Spode Question 49 The area of the shaded region is 89 square centimetres. Both shapes are squares and exactly half the small square is protruding. Drawing is not to scale. S cm The length of AB is h « . 20m Cc. 3cm D. 5cm Question 50 Makayla, Kevin, Noah and Stephanie each picked a number between twenty and ninety-nine. One has the number fifty-nine, one has the number ninety, one has the number thirty, and one has the number forty-eight. A, Makayla’s number is a prime number. B. The number which is a multiple of four is Noah’s number. C. The number that Stephanie picked is between 27 and 33. What is Kevin’s number? A. 90 B. 59 30 48 Me CC ee eel ee ‘G:\Documents\PRACTICE EXAMSIPAPERS(20'3 YEAR B\EDUTEST - SHSISHS 2\NUMERICAL REASONING - PARIS. docx Page 24 of 24

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