PRACTICE TEST 1

Time : 55 minutes
Answer all questions in your classwork book.
Show your names and the test number clearly.
Submit a snapshot of your work on Google classroom.
Answer the following questions showing ALL calculations.
1. A truck travels at 1,35 km per minute.
a. What is the distance that the truck will travel in 5 hours? (2)
b. How long will it take to complete a 384,75 km trip? (2)
c. Express your answer in (b) above in hours and minutes. (3)
d. Calculate the speed of the truck in metres per second. (2)
e. It is determined that the truck car used 5,4 litres of fuel to cover
90 km. Calculate the fuel consumption in km per litre. (1)

2. Sisters Michelle, Matlatsi and Matshidiso shared a packet of sweets in the

ratio 7 : 8 : 10.
a. If Matlatsi received 16 sweets, how many sweets were in the
packet ? (3)
b. It was suggested that Matlatsi gets twice as many sweets as
Matshidiso, and Michelle gets just as many as Matlatsi.
Express this sharing in ratio form. (2)
c. How many sweets does Matlatsi get then? (2)

3. 6 siblings received an equal share of R 1 600 each from their estate.

a. How much does each get if there were two more siblings to share
equally? (3)
b. These 2 younger siblings are to get twice as much as the older 6.
How much does each of these younger ones get then? (2)

𝑥
4. Calculate 𝑥 × 𝑦 and for the following tables, then copy and complete them.
𝑦

Cost of goods.
1
𝑥 3 4 2,5 93
𝑦 171 399 598,5
(5)
Completing a length of fence.

𝑥 4 6 7 8
𝑦 70 42 35 (5)

Exchange rates.
Copy and complete the table.

US Dollars $ 1,00 1 000

SA Rands R 18,9 20,1 1 000
EU Euros € 1,00 1 000
(8)