The Advanced Numeracy Test Workbook - Mike Bryon [7]
A 2.4
B 1
C 1.3
D 1.44
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Q30. A square carpet is 36m2. How long are its sides?
A 5m
B 7m
C 4m
D 6m
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Q31. What is 93?
A 1,000
B 729
C 512
D 343
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Q32. Which two values are both square and cube numbers?
A 1
B 8
C 27
D 64
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Q33. Which volume is incorrect?
A Cube with sides of 3cm so volume of 27cm3
B Cube with sides of 5cm so volume of 125 cm3
C Cube with sides of 7cm so volume of 216cm3
D Cube with sides of 9cm so volume of 729cm3
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Q34. If 75 per cent of a class of 32 children cannot do long division, how many children still need to master this method?
A 7
B 21
C 24
D 14
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Q35. If interest was not reinvested, to how much would an investment of £1,000 grow over a 5-year period at a 3 per cent annual rate of interest?
A £150
B £1,150
C £1,159
D £159
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Q36. If the interest was compounded annually, to how much to the nearest penny would an investment of £1,000 grow over a 5-year period at a 3 per cent annual rate of interest?
A £1,150.30
B £1,159.27
C £150.30
D £159.27
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Q37. In the right-angled triangle, what is the length of side C?
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Q38. What is the volume of a sphere if it has a radius of 3cm? Treat π as 3.14. Answers are expressed to the nearest whole number.
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Q39. The radius of the cylinder is 3cm and its height is 5cm. Treat π as 3.14 and find the volume of the cylinder to the nearest whole cm.
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Q40. What is the surface area of a cylinder with a radius of 2cm and a height of 4cm. Again take p as 3.14. All suggested answers have been rounded to the nearest whole cm2.
A 50cm2
B 18cm2
C 25cm2
D 75cm
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Q41. In algebraic form the sum of x plus three times y is:
A
B x(3y)
C x + 3y
D Σx = 3Y
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Q42. In algebraic form four times y squared, divided by 2 times X to the power of 4 is:
A
B
C
D
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Q43. What is the Σxyz if:
x + 4 = 8
4y = 12
18 = z + 4
A 17
B 19
C 21
D 23
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Q44. What is the value of x in 3x – 3 = 18?
A 7
B 21
C 6
D 9
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Q45. Which equation is the transposition of:
a = x2
A
B
C
D
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Q46. Which linear equation would plot as follows:
A y = x2
B y = x
C y = 2x
D 2y = x
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Q47. Which linear equation would plot as follows:
A y = x2
B y = x
C y = 2x
D x + y = 6
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Q48. Which linear equation would plot as follows:
A x + y = 15
B x + 2y = 12
C y = x + 1
D x + y = 6
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Q49. Which linear equation would plot as follows:
A x = y – 3
B x2 = y
C y = x + 1
D y = 2x + 1
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Q50. What is the equation that is plotted on the graph?
A x = y2
B x = y2 + 1
C y = x2
D y = 2x + 1
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Q51. What is the equation plotted on this graph?
A x2= y + 1
B y – 1 = x2
C y = x2 + 1
D y = (x + 1)2
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Q52. Which value could x not be if:
x = <4
A –5
B 4
C 0
D –3
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Q53. What value could x not have if:
x ≥ 3?
A –3
B 5
C 3
D 4
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Q54. Which of the following is false?
A –2 < 2
B 2 × 12 > 3 × 6
C 10 × 2 < 8 × 2
D 7 ≥ 7
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Q55. Which value is included in the following inequality expression?
2 ≤ x < 3
A x = 3
B x = 2
C x = 4
D x = 1
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Q56. Which value is included in the following inequality expression?
x < –2
A x = –2
B x = 0
C 2
D None of these
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Q57. Which value is included in this inequality region?
–6 < x < –3
A 0
B –3
C –4
D –6
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Q58. What is the inequality expression that is equal to the shaded region in the graph?
A ≥ 2 x ≥ 4 y
B x ≥ 2, y ≥ 4
C x > 2, y ≤ 4
D x ≤ 2, y > 4
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Q59. Which inequality expression is equal to the shaded region?
A y + 3x > 12
B y – 3x > 12
C y + 3x < 12
D y – 3x < 12
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Q60. Find the mean of the following data:
Responses Σ
13, 13, 13, 14, 15, 16 84
A 14
B 13.33
C 13
D 14.33
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Q61. Find the mean of the following frequency distribution:
Response Frequency
13 2
14 3
15 6
16 1
Σ 12
A 14
B 14.5
C 13
D 13.5
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Q62. Find the modal value for the following data:
Responses Σ
12,