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Hendersons = YOUR PATH TO SUCCESS PRACTICE EXAM Year 8 “E”/SHS FORMAT Numerical Reasoning Time Allowed: 30 Minutes Hendersons Educational Services Pty Lid 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 Pty Ltd 785 Burwood Rd, Hawthom Vic.3122. Australia Ph: 03 9813 0277; Fax: 03 9813 0568 Info@hendersons.comau www hendersons.com.au G:A\Documents\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERS\2013 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHS\SHS f\NUMERICAL REASONING - ROME. docx Page § of 23, Question 1 Below is a 4 x 4 x 4 cubic block of wood. Suppose all six faces of the cube are painted red and the cube is cut into 1 x 1 x 1 cubes along the lines shown. How many 1 x 1 x 1 cubes will have red paint on just two faces? A. 64 B. 36 c. 16 D. 24 Question 2 Find the missing number: 73, 57, 43, 2, 21, 13 A. 30 B. 31 Cc. 32 D. 34 Question 3 After June uses half the contents of her bottle of perfume, it weighs 26-5g. If the full bottle holds 7mL of perfume what does the empty bottle weigh? A. 23g B. 20g C. 205g D. 13-75 GADocuments\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERS\2013 YEAR 8\EDUTEST - SHS\SHS \NUMERICAL REASONING - ROME. docx Page 6 of 23 Use the following information to answer Questions 4, 5 and 6. Boris and Bianca decide to go on a road trip. On the second day they travel twice as far as they did on the first day, On the third day they travel three times as far as they did on the first day. On the fourth day they travel four times as far as they did on the first day. The total distance travelled was 2 500km. Question 4 How far did they travel on the second day? A. 250km B. 278km Cc. 400km D. 500km Question 5 If they averaged SOkm/hr on the first and second days, 75km/hr on the third day and 100knv/hr on the fourth day, what was their total travelling time for the 2. 500km journey? A. 50 hours B. 45 hours C. 35 hours D. 60 hours Question 6 The cheapest petrol they bought was $1.40 per litre, and the most expensive was $1.89 per litre. Their average cost per litre was $1.60. Boris’ car uses ten litres of petrol per one hundred kilometres, on average. What was the total fuel cost for their journey? A. $350 B. $400 Cc. $472.50 D. $800 GiDocurens\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERSWZO19 YEAR B\EDUTEST - SHSISHS WUMERICAL. REASONING - ROME.docx Page 7 of 23 Question 7 This semester, Margarita wants to have the best Maths average of all the Year 8 students in her school. At present, her average is 89%. Out of the ten semester tests, she has only two tests left to do. What average will she need to achieve on those two tests to lift her mark to a “top” Year Level average of 91%? A. 99% B. 96% Cc. 91% D. It is impossible for her to average 91% overall. Question & Find the missing number. 46 38 84 6 | 29 7_| 36 | 8 |? 50 43 49 52 pomp Question 9 Which number is the odd one out? 13, 31, 39, 43, 47 13 31 39 » 43 pomp ‘GADocuments\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERS\2013 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHS\SHS 1INUMERICAL REASONING - ROME. docx Page 8 of 23 Question 10 If John’s farm was 4 hours and 35 minutes travelling time from Melbourne (Keeping within the speed limits), what time would he have to leave Melbourne to arrive at the farm by 12:20 pm? 7:15 am. 7:35 am 8:15 am 7:45 am. pomp Use the following information to answer Questions 11 and 12 Alice has a money box in which she collects 5¢, 10¢, 20¢, 50¢ and $1 coins. When she counts them, she finds that they are in the ratio 5:4:3:2: 1. Ifthere are thirty- nine 20¢ coins in the money box: Question 11 How many $1 coins are there? A. 39 B. 13 Cc. 195 D. 65 Question 12 What is the total savings in Alice’s money box? A. $23.75 B. $42.25 C. $33.00 D. $102.05 GADocuments\PRACTICE EXAMSIPAPERSW2013 YEAR 6\EDUTEST - SHSISHS 1\NUMERICAL REASONING - ROME. docx Page 9 of 23, Question 13 What is the missing number in this series? 16 25 36 “9 64 81 49 46 48 50 pomp Question 14 Barry bought stickers for 75¢ each and stamps for $1.50 each, He bought 13 items and spent $13.50, How many stickers did he buy? 4 stickers 6 stickers 8 stickers 10 stickers pour Question 15 Stephanie drove at an average rate of 80km/h for two hours and then increased her average rate by 50% for the next three hours. What was the average speed for the five hours? A. 100km/h B. 104km/h C. 140km/h D. 94km/h G:\Documents\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERS\2013 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHSISHS {\NUMERICAL REASONING - ROME. docx Page 10 of 23, Question 16 Find the missing number. A. 10 B. 150 Cc. 120 D. 20 Question 17 ‘The number 6 has 4 factors: they are 1, 2, 3, and 6. Which of the numbers 4, 5, 10, 25 and 30 have exactly 3 factors? A. 4only B. 4and10 C. 4and25 D. 10 and 25 Question 18 What is the missing number in this series? 9, 14, 12, 19, 15, 24, 18, ? A. 25 B. 20 Giter D. 29 GADocuments\PRACTICE EXAMSIPAPERSW2013 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHSISHS {\NUMERICAL REASONING - IME. docx Page 11 of 23, Question 19 There are 520 small boxes. Larger boxes hold eight small 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. Ship Type No. of Larger Boxes Freighter 12 [Navy Ship 10 [Yacht 2 Tug Boat 4 Sail Boat 1 Which combination of ship types can transport the 520 small boxes, using the fewest number of ships, and with the least space left over? A. Freighters, tug boats and sail boats. B. Navy ships, tug boats and sail boats. C. Freighters, navy ships, tug boats and sail boats, D. Navy ships, yachts and sail boats. Question 20 Find the value of the question mark. 17 16 18 15 19 33 34 32 35 2 A. 42 B. 40 Cc. 36 D. 31 GADocuments\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERS\2013 YEAR 8\EDUTEST - SHS\SHS f\NUMERICAL REASONING - ROME. docx Page 12 of 23, Question 21 A kindergarten has ; of its pupils in morning sessions. It has 3 of its pupils in afternoon sessions. The remainder of its pupils attend for the whole day. What fraction of pupils attends the kindergarten for a whole day? A 17 24 Ja PIN RA Question 22 Seven frogs and two jubes cost $1.50. Frogs cost four times as much as jubes. What is the cost of each lolly? A. Frogs 20¢ and jubes 5¢. B. Frogs 37¢ and jubes 4¢. C. Frogs 7¢ and jubes 2¢. D. Frogs 28¢ and jubes 8¢. Question 23 What is the missing number in this series? 2 4 8 64 16 384 | pomp 2048 1024 128 256 G:\Documents\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERS\2013 YEAR 8\EDUTEST - SHSISHS \NUMERICAL REASONING - ROME, Page 13 of 23, docx Question 24 27 is 13 more than half of what number? A. 80 B. 41 Cc. 28 D7 Question 25 Four numbers when multiplied together equal 24, What are the numbers? pomp Question 26 What would be the next number in this series? 30 fas] (a4) 7) (Ce) 2 pomp wNyau G:\Documents\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERS\2013 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHS\SHS 1\NUMERICAL REASONING - ROME.d jocx Page 14 of 23, Question 27 At this time of year, in Melbourne, the sun rises two minutes earlier every day. On. Tuesday, the sun rose at 6:28 am. On Sunday morning, at 2 am, we put the clocks forward one hour for daylight saving. What time will the sun rise on next Tuesday? A. 7:42am B. 6:42 am C. 7:14am D. 6:14 am Question 28 Three people share a house. They share the rent in the ratio 3:2:1, depending on the size of their rooms, access to the bathroom and view from the window. If the rent paid weekly is $660, how much is the most expensive room per week? A. $110 B. $132 Cc. $220 D. $330 Question 29 What does ? equal? 4 |3|2;-a}ofifals| 9 |-7/-5}-3/-1)/ 1])7] 2 A -9 B. il c. 9 D. -11 G:\Docurnents\PRACTICE EXAMSIPAPERS\2013 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHSISHS 1\NUMERICAL REASONING - ROME. docx. Page 15 of 23 Question 30 A shop owner buys | 000 potatoes for $300. He sells three for the price that he paid for five. What was his profit for one potato? A. 30¢ B. 50¢ Cc, 25¢ D. 20¢ Question 31 On our street there are ten houses. Four of the houses have two newspapers delivered each day. Three houses receive one newspaper each day, and the other houses do not have newspaper deliveries. The average number of newspapers delivered to a house on our street is Hee pomp 1 7 Question 32 The numbers in the grid have several patterns in the rows and columns. Find the value of what the ? represents. 3/6/9 9)? 15 27 | 30 | 33 A. 12 B. 18 6 D. 21 G:ADocumenis\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERSW2013 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHS\SHS 1\NUMERICAL REASONING - ROME.docx Page 16 of 23 Question 33 Which number belongs with the following set of numbers? 738, 627, 852 A. 730 B. 207 Cc. 974 D. 140 Question 34 During a school year, a student was given an award of 25 cents for every maths test he passed and was fined $0 cents for each maths test he failed, At the end of the school year, the student had passed 7 times as many tests as he failed, and received $3.75. How many tests did he fail? A 3 B. 15 c. 0 D7 Question 35 Your teacher is ten years older than your brother but twelve years ago your brother was three times younger than your teacher is now. How old is your teacher? 33 30 36 27 pouP G:\Documents\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERS\2013 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHS\SHS ‘\NUMERICAL REASONING - ROME. docx Page 17 of 23, Question 36 At the Very Excellent Paint shop, the cost of painting a truck is 3 times more than painting a car. The cost of painting the truck and car is $100. What is the cost of painting the truck? A. $60 B. $40 Cc. $25 D. $75 Question 37 The numbers in the grid have several patterns in the rows and columns. Find the value of what the ? represents. 2|)4/)6 ? | 10) 12 14 | 16 | 18 A 6 B. 7 Cc. 8 D9 Question 38 ‘What is the missing number in this series? 71, 69, 23, 21, 7, ? pomP> aus GADocuments\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERSI2013 YEAR @\EDUTEST - SHS\SHS tINUMERICAL REASONING - ROME. docx, Page 18 of 23 Question 39 Alfred bought oranges to sell at a street stall and he marked the price up by 50%. Due to bad weather and a poor turnout of people he offered a discount of 20% on the marked price. What is the % profit that Alfred made after offering the discount? A. 30% B. 25% Cc. 10% D. 20% Question 40 What is the missing number? YY B 30 A. 15 B. 6 Cc 7 D. 20 GADocuments\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERS\2013 YEAR 8\EDUTEST - SHS\SHS 1\NUMERICAL REASONING - ROME. docx Page 19 of 23 Use following information to answer Questions 41 and 42. To earn some pocket money John had decided to paint the back of the garden shed. 5m 3m 8m Question 41 What is the total area that he will need to paint? A. 18m? B. 44m? Cc. 36m? D. 30m? Question 42 Ifpaint is available in one litre tins which will cover 4m? and they cost $12.50, how much will John have to pay for the paint to complete the task? A. $120 B. $130.50 C. $137.50 D. $140 G:ADocuments\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERSI2013 YEAR 8\EDUTEST - SHS\SHS 11NUMERICAL REASONING - ROME.docx. Page 20 of 23, Question 43 A bricklayer has some bricks in a wheelbarrow and he gives 15 to bricklayer no. 1 and then gives 5 bricks to bricklayer no. 2. There’s not enough for bricklayer no. 3 so he gets another thirty bricks and gives 20, which is half of what’s now in the wheelbarrow, to bricklayer no. 3. How many bricks were in the wheelbarrow to begin with? A. 30 B. 60 Cc. 40 D. 25 Question 44 HES electrical store purchased a DVD player for $340 and sold it for $142 deposit and 6 monthly instalments of $50. What was its percentage mark-up? A. 20% B. 30% Cc. 40% D. 50% Question 45 Select from the list below the number that belongs with this set of numbers, 975 753 864 A. 531 B. 956 Cc. 602 D. 868 G:\Documents\PRACTICE EXAMS\PAPERSW2013 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHSISHS 1\NUMERICAL REASONING - :OME, dock Page 21 of 23 Question 46 The numbers in the grid have several patterns in the rows and colunms. Find the values of what the following symbols *,?, A represent, * | 20 | 27 14) 2? | 28 16 | 23) & 13, 21,30 12, 21,29 13, 22, 29 12, 22, 32 popP> Question 47 Ben is in a yacht race. From the start the boats have to go around a buoy 500m due east, then they head south 200m to buoy B. From there he heads due west for 300m. What direction does he have to travel to get back to the start? A. South B. North West Cc. West D. East Question 48 Suzie can’t choose between two tiles for the floor of her new bathroom. The tiles are square and similar in colour and design, but the larger one has a side length three times that of the smaller one. Suzie calculates their area, to see which might be the better fit to her bathroom’s dimensions. What is the ratio of the areas of the large to small tile? 3:1 pomp 4:1 9:1 ‘G\Documents\RACTICE EXAMS\PAPERS\2013 YEAR S\EDUTEST - SHS\SHS f\NUMERICAL REASONING - ROME. docx Page 22 of 23 Question 49 Find the value of the question mark. 4 i 6 7 8 22 31 2 55 70 A. 40 B. 42 Cc. 36 D. 38 Question 50 Increase $2 100 by the ratio 4 to 3. $1600 $3 300 $2 800 $3 000 pom> PERO ae Missileeme eel Mick OM cee site cel eric G:\Documents|PRACTICE EXAMSIPAPERS\2013 YEAR 8\EDUTEST - SHS\SHS {\NUMERICAL REASONING - ROME. docx Page 23 of 23,

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