Get Me Numeracy Test
A half in fraction is…?
a) 1/7
b) 1/2
c) 2/3
d) 1/4
0.75 when expressed into fraction is?
a) 1/4
b) 1/2
c) 3/4
d) 2/3
How do you write 50% in decimal form?
a) 0.45
b) 0.65
c) 0.55
d) 0.50
One orange cost £0.15 pence and one apple cost £0.10 pence. So how much would two orange and five apple costs in total?
a) £0.78
b) £0.88
c) £0.98
d) £0.80
Mrs Brown shopping total came up to £15.95. She gives you £20.90. How much change you need to give her back?
a) £5.90
b) £5.95
c) £4.90
d) £4.95
Two pizzas have been divided into 12 slices. You had 2 slices and Bob had 3 slices and Joe had four slices. How many slices are left?
a) 6 slices
b) 4 slices
c) 5 slices
d) 3 slices
Mary had 10 lambs. Two was eaten by the wolves, one was run over by a truck and three was lost and one was taken away. How many lambs do Mary has now?
a) 2
b) 1
c) 4
d) 3
What is 50% in fraction?
a) 3/4
b) 2/3
c) 4/5
d) 1/2
3/4 = 75% which also equal to 0.75. True or false?
a) False
b) True
c) Don’t know
Joe got 65 out of 120 questions right on his exam result. What is the percentage?
a) 55%
b) 60%
c) 65%
d) 54%
0.9780 in a whole percentage form is?
a) 9.8%
b) 9.78%
c) 97.8%
d) 98%
5.56% into decimal is?
a) 0.0556
b) 0.556
c) 0.0056
d) 0.556
99 bottles of beers on the wall, if 45 fell off the wall, how many bottle of beer on the wall?
a) 56
b) 69
c) 45
d) 54
1 pound is 454 grams. How grams are there in 10 pounds?
a) 45400
b) 454000
c) 4540000
d) 4540
Peter is 1.65 meter tall and Sarah is 1.47 meter tall and Joe is 1.78 meter tall. Their combined height together is?
a) 4.85
b) 4.86
c) 4.87
d) 4.90
(8.5) (6.5) (4.5) (2.5)…. what is the next set of number?
a) (1.5)
b) (10.5)
c) (0.5)
d) (3.5)
Any number in decimal form can be written into percentage form. True or False?
a) False
b) True
3/4 is the same as 0.75. True or False?
a) I don’t know
b) True
c) False
Mary bought 25 apples, 15 oranges, 26 pears and 10 tomatoes. What’s the total number of fruits that Mary had bought?
a) 69
b) 75
c) 74
d) 76
A loaf of bread cost £0.80, a dozen eggs cost £1.25, two bottles of jams cost £2.89. Your shopping totals come to £4.94 but you only have £3.75 in your pocket. How much money are you short of?
a) £1.25
b) £1.15
c) £1.19
d) £1.29
How do you express 0.115 in percentage form?
a) 1.15%
b) 115%
c) 11.5%
d) 1150%
165% into decimal form is…?
a) 1.65
b) 0.165
c) 0.0165
d) 0.00165
How many quarter are there in 100?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Any number can be written into fraction form.
a) False
b) True
c) No idea
Zero divided by 2 is equal to…?
a) 2
b) 0.2
c) 0.02
d) 0
Which part of this fraction 3/4 is the denominator?
a) 3
b) Either number can be a denominator
c) 4
Fractions can be multiply, divide, add or subtract. True or False?
a) False
b) May be
c) True
4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19…what is the next number?
a) 21
b) 22
c) 23
d) 24
A triangle has how many sides?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
To calculate the square meter of a triangle you would take the measurement of the base and multiply it with the height and then divide it by two (B x H/2). True or False?
a) True
b) False
1000 grams is equal to 1 kilogram. True or False?
a) False
b) True
c) Don’t know
The sale price for a sweater is £10.00 excluding VAT. The current VAT rate is 20%. What is the VAT amount?
a) £1.95
b) £0.95
c) £1.85
d) £2.00
The price for a Channel handbag is on sale for £600 (inclusive of VAT). What is the VAT amount, assuming VAT rate is at 20%.
a) £100
b) £99.99
c) £89.99
Sally loves shopping: she got a 2 for 1 deal for a pair of jeans, for £35.50. However the price for a single pair of jean is £15.50 each. How much would the total cost be if Sally had bought two single pair of jeans?
a) £36.50
b) £35.50
c) £39.50
d) £31.00
Mrs Jones paid £15.70 for a new pair of shoes. She gave the cashier £20.00 but only got back £2.30 back in change. How much the cashier did short-changed Mrs Jones?
a) £1.50
b) £2.53
c) £2.00
d) £1.65
One plus one is equal to three. True or False?
a) False
b) Could be
c) True
d) Don’t know
75/100 in the simplest form is…?
a) 15/20
b) 3/4
c) 1/4
4/8 is equal to 2/4, which is equal to 1/2. True or False?
a) Don’t know
b) False
c) True
How many pound in a 5-pound note?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Mrs Lamb shopping total was £32.89. But she has a coupon for 15% off her total shopping bill. What will be Mrs Lamb shopping total after the coupon?
a) £27.96
b) £28.96
c) £29.96
d) £30.96
Stopped here
A pack of grapes cost £1.50. A ‘2-for-1’ promotion on grapes cost £3.00. Therefore there’s no real deal in place here. True or False?
a) False
b) Don’t know
c) True
One hamburger cost £0.99; one portion of fries cost £0.99 and one regular cola cost £ 1.10 at McDonald. A kid’s meal cost £2.34 with the same items, plus a toy with it! The kids’ meal cheaper: true or false?
a) False
b) True
c) No difference
d) Don’t know
A premium brand of 100g coffee cost £2.19. A store brand of 100g coffee cost £1.85. Which one is cheaper and by how much?
a) Store brand cheaper by £0.33
b) Premium brand cheaper by £0.34
c) Premium brand cheaper by £0.33
d) Store brand cheaper by £0.34
A jar of honey cost £1.26 today. If the rate of inflation were at 10% per year: what would the jar of honey cost next year?
a) £1.27
b) £1.28
c) £1.38
d) £1.39
£569.998 is equal to £570.00. True or False
a) True
b) False
c) Don’t know
Mrs Black bought a pair of stockings at T&S for £3.99. However at the Pound Shop she discover that the same pair of stocking was only £1.00. How much had Mrs Black been over paid at T&S?
a) £1.99
b) £3.99
c) £2.99
d) 4.99
A whole apple pie has been divided into 8 pieces. If Joe had 2 pieces, Mary had 3 pieces and Bryan had 1 piece. How many pieces are left: express your respond in the lowest FRACTION possible.
a) 2/8
b) 1/4
c) 3/4
d) 4/8
Your restaurant bill comes to a total of £69.69, excluding service charge at 10%. How much will the service charge be?
a) £6.97
b) £6.96
c) £6.95
d) £6.94
A single can of 198g of sweet corn cost £0.50 per can. A pack of three can of the same weight cost £1.78. Which is cheaper: a pack of three cans or three single cans?
a) The pack of three cans
b) Three single cans
c) Both
Bob had bought a pack of organic eggs at the farmer’s market on Sunday for £0.99. However the same organic pack of eggs cost £1.65 at his regular supermarket. How much did Bob save at the Farmer’s Market?
a) £0.68
b) £0.67
c) £0.66
d) £0.65
Mary sold 25 chickens at the Sunday Market for £2.99 each. Jack sold his eggs for a total of £55.98 and Lucy sold 25 packs of carrots for £1.85 each. What is their combined total sale come to?
a) £165.99
b) £176.95
c) £152.98
d) £176.98
A bottle of 750ml of wine cost £5.99. How much does it cost per millilitre (ml)?
a) £0.07
b) £0.08
c) £0.01
d) £0.02
A pack of 250g of Dates cost £1.50 and a pack of 1 kg cost £1.50. Which offer is better?
a) 250g @ £1.50
b) 1 kg @ £1.50
c) Can’t decide
One litre is equal to 1500 ml. True or False?
a) Maybe
b) False
c) No idea
d) True
If three bottles of wines cost £24.89 each, two bottles of gin cost £89.99 each and five bottles of champagne cost £790 in total. Then what would the TOTAL cost be if you have £87 coupon for the total of the purchases?
a) £1065.89
b) £1045.75
c) £957.65
d) £957.60
You bought a loaf of bread for £0.90, 3 rolls for the price of two at £0.40 each and a bottle of water for £0.40. How much did you save on your total shopping bill?
a) £0.35
b) £0.40
c) £0.30
d) No idea
Mr Jones bought a pair of trousers for £15.99, two shirts for £11.75 each and a pair of shoes for £24.75. He gave the cashier £70.30. How much change did he have back?
a) £5.06
b) £6.06
c) £4.06
d) £3.06
Maria shopping list today consist of: 3 cabbages @£0.69 each, 5 pack of sandwich meat @ £0.61 each and 2 bottle of cola @ £1.09 each. At the checkout Maria put back 1 bottle of cola and 1 cabbage. How much did her shopping total come to?
a) £5.45
b) £5.52
c) £5.49
d) £5.51
You went shopping and bought: 9 rolls @ £0.35 each (but it is on promotion 3 for the price of 2), then you also bought 2 cucumber @ £0.80 each and a pack of tomatoes for £0.81 per pack. However after check out you noted that you have been charged £0.35 each for the 9 rolls. How much had you been over charged?
a) £1.02
b) £1.03
c) £1.05
d) £1.06
You saw a pair of suspender on sale: the regular price is £28.96. But now it is on sale for £14.48. What is the sales amount in percentage form?
a) 70%
b) 65%
c) 60%
d) 50%
A pack of 12 eggs cost £1.10 and a pack of 6 eggs cost £1.00. Which pack of eggs offer a better value for your money?
a) A pack of 6 eggs @ £1.00
b) A pack of 12 eggs @£1.10
c) This is beyond my league
What is 65% of £100?
a) £55
b) £45
c) £65
d) £75
Little Sarah bought two lollipops for £0.75, a pack of chewing gum for £0.45 and a bottle of cola for £0.55. But little Sarah only have £1.30, so what must she put back?
a) The cola
b) The lollipop
c) The chewing gum
d) 1 lollipop and the chewing gum
Nicola would like to raise £410 to buy the new iPad for her father’s birthday. Her brother contributed £165, her mom gave £110 and her sister gave £50. How much must Nicola contribute herself?
a) £95
b) £85
c) £75
d) £65
A cubic 5-carat cubic zirconia ring cost £50 and a 5-carat diamond ring cost £1000. How many more time does the diamond ring cost compare to the cubic zirconia?
a) 35
b) 30
c) 20
d) 25
Mrs White bought a pack of store brand mozzarella cheese for £0.42 and a pack of premium mozzarella cheese for £1.10. What is the difference amount between the store brand and the premium brand?
a) £0.88
b) £0.78
c) £0.58
d) £0.68
A pack of 4 Weight Watcher yogurts cost £1.00 at Store A and £1.50 at Store B and £1.10 at Store C. What’s the average price of the three stores?
a) £1.30
b) £1.20
c) £1.25
d) £1.15
Today you can buy a cheeseburger for £1.00. If the rate of inflation is set at 10% per year, what will be the price of the cheeseburger next year?
a) £1.00
b) £1.15
c) £1.10
d) £1.20
A bag of 5kg carrots cost £1.85 and loose carrots cost £1.95 per kilogram. Therefore, 5kg of loose carrots would cost the same as the bag of 5kg. True or False
a) True
b) False
c) No idea
d) My brain is still sleeping
A pack of 6 bottles of 250 ml cola cost £3.85 and a pack of 6 cans of 330 ml cola cost £3.50. The customer gave you £10 and you gave him back £3.55 in change. How much extra money did you gave the customer?
a) £0.99
b) £1.89
c) £0.90
d) £0.85
A dozen red roses cost £35.95 and two dozen roses cost £65.50 and half a dozen cost £25.50. What is the average price for a single rose?
a) £3.50
b) £3.25
c) £3.02
d) £3.05
Timmy would like to buy a new toy car, which cost £15.85. But so far he had only £11.75 in his piggy bank. How much more Timmy does has to save before he can actually buy his toy car?
a) £5.10
b) £6.10
c) £4.10
d) £3.10
Paddy saw a holiday package for sale for £1.500 all inclusive of flight and accommodation for 5 nights. However, a separate flight ticket would cost £550 and accommodation would cost £250. How more does the package deal cost compare to buying separate tickets?
a) £650
b) £675
c) £700
d) £600
Carla bought got a 3 for 2 promotion for orange juices, which cost £1.50 each and a 2 for £5.00 promotion on a pack of chicken thighs then a 3 for £10.00 on a pack of pork chop. How many items in total did Carla have for her shopping?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
A pack of three t-shirt cost £8.50 in Store A and a pack of four t-shirt cost £8.65 in Store B and finally a pack of 2 t-shirt cost £5.50 in Store C. Which stores offer a better value for the t-shirt?