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Two hundred percent more than 30 is

A 230
890
c60
D 360

f What would result in the largest number?

A 103 310-
B 104+410
c 1s+510
D 702 +2L0

Two and three quarter hours equals minutes.

A 40 minutes
B 165 minutes
C 140 minutes
D 180 minutes

(7 -312:
A4
B9
c16
D40

Only one ofthe following equals 8. Which is it?

A 7x7+7+7
B (7x7+7)+7
C 7x(7+7)+7
D 7x(7+7+7)

What is the greatest integer that will always evenly divide the sum of three consecutive even integers?
A2
B5
C4
D6

If the average of 8, 11,25, andp is i5, then 8 + 1l +25 + p:t

At6
844
c60
D64

On a scaled map, a distance of 10 centimetres represents 5 kilometres. If a street is 750 metres long,
what is its length on the map, in centimetres?
A 0.015
B 0.15
c 1.5
D15
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9 What is the value of u in this equation?

5xu-10=u*46
A10
B 11
c13
D14

l0 A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in t hours. He travelled partly on foot at 4 kmlhr and partly on
bicycle at 9 kmlhr. The distance travelled on foot is:
A 14km
B 15km
C 16km
D 17km

tl An old map has the following instruction for some treasures.

Stand next to the black rock and face West.
Walk 20 metres and then turn 90 degrees clockwise.
Walk another 10 metres and then turn 45 degrees anticlockwise.
Walk another 15 metres, reverse your direction and walk 5 metres back.
Turn 135 degrees clockwise and walk another 10 metres.

In which direction are you now facing?

AN
BW
CS
DE

t2 A lighthouse blinks regularly 5 times a minute. A neighbouring lighthouse blinks regularly 4 times a
minute.If they blink simultaneously, after how many seconds will they blink together again?
A20
B24
c30
D60

13 In a certain factory with2,700 workers, J of the workers are unskilled. If 600 of the unskilled workers
are apprentices, what fraction of the unskilled workers are not apprentices?
A? 3

BL 9

ci
D1 3

14 Mr Lim drove at 70 km/h for t hour 30 minutes. He then drove another 55 km. If his average speed for
the whole joumey was 80 km/h, what was his speed for the last 55 km of his journey?
A 201<rnlh
B 55 km/h
C 110 km/h
D 160 km/h

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15 In the figure below, square ABCD has area 49 cm2, square DEFG has area 9 cm2 and square CFHJ has
areal1 cm2. What is the area of triangle CGF?
A
A 6cmz
B 10.5 cm2
C 12 cm2
D 20 cm2

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16 Greg's weekly salary is $70 less than Joan's, whose weekly salary is $50 more than Sue's. If Sue earns
$280 per week, how much in total do they earn per week?
A $260
B $400
c s800
D $870

t7 A small square patio required nine slabs to cover it.

The cost of using 4 patterned slabs and 5 plain ones is $40.
If 2 paltemed slabs and 7 plain ones are used instead, the cost
becomes $38.

Find the cost of this arrangement which is made up by using 8 patterned slabs and 1 plain one.

A fi44
B $42
C $3e
D $37

18 Alex finds that by wearing different combinations of the jackets, shirts and pairs of trousers that he
owns, he can make up 90 different outfits. If he owns 5 jackets and 3 pairs of trousers, how many shirts
does he own?

A6
812
c18
D30

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19 The figure below shows an example of a 4-digit customer identification code. If the digits in the code
must appear in descending nurnerical order and no digit can be used more than once, what is the
difference between second largest and smallest possible codes?

A 6,666
B 6,665
C 5,432
D 4,444

20 Ifsheets of paper are 0.08 centimetres thick and 500 sheets cost $3.00, how much will a stack of paper
4 metres thick cost?
A $30
B $45
c $60
D 972

2t If a kilogram is equal to approximately 2.2 pounds, which of the following is the best approximation of
the number of kilograms in one pound?
.71
A
5

BI 8

C511
D1 3

t2 The perimeter of a rectangle is I 08 cm. The ratio of its length to its width is 7 : 2. What is the area of
the rectangle in cm2 ?
A 512 cmz
B 504 cm2
C 528 cmz
D 480 cm2

23 Tony wants to cycle 12 km in one hour. He cycles the fnst 6 km at 10 km/h. How fast must he go in the
rest ofhisjourney?
A lzkrn/h
B 15 km/h
C 14 km/h
D 16 km/h

A Thesum of a denominator and a numerator is 84 and their difference is 14. What is the proper fraction '
in its simplest form?
AI I
L
B: 7

cg 8

Dg 7

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25 The number 2002 is a palindromic number because it is unchanged if fu digrts are written in the
reverse order. Which is the next palindromic year?
A 3003
B 799t
c 2ss2
D 2lt2

! 26 Jessica was given a box of chocolates that weighed 380 grams as a birthday present. She shared half of
the chocolates with her friends. The remaining half box weighed 220 grams. She then ate the rest of the
chocolates. What does the empty box weigh?
A 50g
B 60g
C 100g
D 80g

27 To paint a fenoe, 500 mL of paint is needed for every 2 m2 . How much paint, in litres, will be needed to
cover a fence which measures 25 mby 1.8 m?
A tt.25L
B 22.5L
C 45L
D gOL

28 Two parts of this square design are shaded black. Two parts are white. What is the ratio of the white to
black area?
3aa
l
I icm
T
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":o,
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+- 9cfi --+
A 5:3
B 3:5
C 9:l
D 16:9

29 T\e bar graph displays the prices of crude oil. What is the difference between the increase in the price
of crude oil from 1995 to 1996 and that from 1997 to 1998?

Crude Oil Prices

Price 35

1in $) i4
33
32
31
3A
29
28
27
0
1998 Year
A $+
B $:
C $z
D $1
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30 At a parade, balloons are given out in the order blue, red, red, yellow, yellow, yellow, blue, red, red,
yellow, yellow, yellow, etc. If this pattem continues, how many red balloons will have been given out
when a total of 70 balloons have been disributed?
A18
B22
c24
D26

31 Four European teams enter a football tournament. Each team plays one match against each of the other
teams, with three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. Which team wins?

A one win, one tie, one loss

B one win, zero tie, two loss
C no wins, two ties, one loss
D one win, two ties, no loss

32 A white triangular tile costs $4. A grey triangular tile costs $l more than the white one. How much
does the whole floor cost to tile?

A s20
B $4s
C $40
D $3s

33 There are 555 students in a school. How many desks does the school need if two children sit at each
desk?

A 278
B 288
C 287
D 277

34 What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand at 2:20pm on an analogue clock?
A 600
B 560
c 45"
D 500

35 A 1OO-litre vessel is full of a mixture of orange juice concentrate and water, in which there is 3 0%
concentrate. 50 litres are sold, and the vessel is filled up with water. What is the new percentage of the
juice concentration now?
A t0%
B 15%
c 20%
D 30%

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36 A girl rides her bike 5 km in 15 minutes. How long will it take her to ride 43 km, assuming she doesn't
get tired?
A 129 hours
B 2hours9minutes
C 215 minutes
D 120 minutes

I SZ tfr" diagram shows the flag of a new country. Each rectangle is to be coloured either red or black but
the flag is not to be totally red or totally black. The number of different flags which can be made is

A 30
B 32
C 115
D t20

38 Look at the table below and find the missing number.

What could be A and B?

A A:36,8:12
B A:36,8:4
C A:36,8:9
D A:24,8:6

39 Before Anita's family trip, the odometer of their car reads 53168 as shown below which means 5316.8
km. What would the odometer reading be after Anita's dad travels 86 km/h for 2 hours and 15 minutes?

a
0 5 J I 6

A t82.7
B 5501.7
C 5510.3
D 55 103

40 Which of the following shapes has 3 axes of symmetry?

A square
B rhombus
C equilateraltriangle
D circle

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A48
B! 3

C7 t6

D148

What is the sum of two consecutive even numbers, if the difference of the squares is 84?
A34
B38
c42
D46

How many
J.rp rrg* bowls can be filled from 18 cups of sugar?
A2t
B24
c36
D27

Subtract from the difference of 202 and2the product of 13.9 and 9.

A 186.1
B t9t
c 74.9
D 177.1

The sum of five consecutive integers is 510. What is the average of these five numbers?
A 100
B t02
c 103
D 104

Ifthe average of3 and x is 5, and the average of5 and y is7, what is the average ofx and y?
A7
B8
C9
D 12.5
a

7 What is the surfaoe area of one cube if two identical cubes stuck together have a volume of 1458 units?
A 729
B 972
c 486
D81
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8 If the product of two integers is odd, which of the following must be true?
A The difference between the two integers is an odd number.
B The sum of the squares of the two integers is an odd number.
C The difference between the squares of the two integers is an odd number.
D The square of either integer is an odd number.

9 2 carstravel from the same point along parallel lanes of a hijhway for a distance of 10 km. When car
M, travelling at 60 km an hour reaches the end of the distance, how much further will car N have to
travel if it is travelling at 48 km an hour?
A 2.0 km
B 1.2km
C 5.0 km
D 3.0 km

Questions 10 and 11 refer to the following information:

10 Three squares are attached to each other as shown in the figure below. Each square is attached at the
mid point of the side of the square to its right. Find the perimeter of the complete figure.

A 60cm
B 47.25 cm
C 42cm
D 33cm

11 How many times larger is the area of the largest square than that of the smallest square?
A32
816
C8
D4

t2 A field covers 149.8 square metres. A farmer harvests the crop from the field in three days, The first
2;
day he covers of thearea. The next day he covers of the remainder. How many square metres does
I
he cover on the last day?
A 21.4 sqtare metres
B 47.08 square metres
C 64.2 sqtare metres
D 85.6 square metres

13 A teacher wants to make a test containing 20 verbal and 30 math questions. Each verbal question is to
be allotted 45 seconds to complete and each math question is to be given a certain amount of time. If
the whole test is for 55 minutes, how long should she allow for each maths question?
A 50 seconds
B 55 seconds
C 1 min 10 seconds
D 1 min 20 seconds
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14 The table below shows the total admissions charged by an aquatic cenfe for different combinations of
adult and child visitors.

How many adults and children could visit the centre for $12.20?
A 4 adults
B 4 children
C 3adults, lchild
D 1 adult,3 children

Questions 15 and 16 refer to the following information:

15 The diagram shows 4 identical shaded triangles in a rectangle.

<__ 36cm ___>

lI

24 cttt
I

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Not actual size

The rectangle measures 36 centimetresby 24 centimetres. Calculate the area of one shaded triangle.

A 108 cm2
B 864 cm2
C 432 cm2
D 216 cm2

16 What fraction of the shaded part is the unshaded part?

A1 2

B2
C7
D!4

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17 Carol counts the matches in 10 boxes. She works out that the average number of matches in a box is
51. Here are her results for 9 boxes. Calculate how many matches are in the lfth box.

50 51 53 5-+

/ ,/ /
/ ,/ ,/
/
451
852
cs3
D54

18 In a survey, the ratio of the number of people who preftrred milk chocolate to those who preferred
plain chocolate was 5 : 3. If 80 more people preferred milk chocolate to plain chocolate, how many
people preferred plain chocolate?
A48
B 120
c 320
D 640

t9 The total fare for 2 adults and 3 children on an excursion boat is $14.00. If each child's fare is one half
of each adult's fare, what is the adult fare?
A $2.00
B $3.00
c $3.s0
D $4.00

20 Bob finishes the first half of an exam in two-thirds the time it takes him to finish the second half. If the
whole exam takes him an hour, how many minutes does he spend on the first half of the exam?
A20 minutes
B24 minutes
C27 minutes
D36 minutes

2l Joseph bought a house for $80,000. If he sells it for a profit of 12.5 percent of the original cost, what is
the selling price of the house?
A $10,000
B $90,000
c $89,000
D $88,000

22 If65 percent ofx is 195, what is 75 percent ofx?

A 2t5
B 225
c 235
D 250

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23 Apainter charges $12 an hour while his son charges $6 an hour. If father and son work the same
amount of time together on a job, how mmy hours does each of them work if their combined charge
for labour is $108?
A6
B8
c12
D27

24 If a divisor is 23, the quotient is 5 and the remainder is 2, what is the number you are dividing?
A33
B 115
C II7
D 230

25 The product of two numbers is 1875 and the quotient, when the larger one is divided by the smaller, is
3. The sum of the numbers is:
A 100
B 380
c 395
D 425

26 T\e area of the shaded part is 2600 cm2. What is the area of the circle?

A 100 cm2
B 350 cmz
C 1000 cm2
D 3600 cm2

27 Express 4 tens, 51 tenths and 9 thousandths as a decimal.

A 45t9
B 40.519
c 45.t9
D 4s.109

28 A glass holds 180 mL ofjuice when it is one quarter empty. How much does it hold when it is one
quarter full?
A 50mL
B 45mL
C 60mL
D 180 mL

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29 There are 5 coins in the frst pile, 8 in the second, 11 in the third, and 16 inthe fourth. What is the least
number of coins that I have to move to make these four piles have the same number of coins?
A10
B8
C7
D6

30 On a trip, there are 9 children and 2 adults per boat. If a total of 99 people went on this boat trip, how
many were children?
A11
B22
c81
D79

31 Three large rods and five small rods fit exactly inside this rectangular box. The diameter of a large rod
is 5 metres. What is the radius of a small rod?

A 4m
B 3m
C 2.5m
D 1.5m

32 If G and R are the areas of regular octagons, which of the following is correct?

A There is not enough information to answer this question.

B R=4.BxG
C R=B x G
D R=4 x G
33 Which of Shane's methods will correctly find 165?

A Divide 165 by 2then multiply this answer by 5.

B Multiply 165 by 2then multiply this answer by 5.
C Divide 165 by 5 then multiply this answer by 5.
D Divide 165 by 5 then divide this answer by 2.

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34 Three cubes have sides of lcm,2 cm and 3 cm. The cubes are stacked from largest to smallest and
glued in position as shown. The total surface area of this new solid is

A 84 cm2
B 74 cm2
C 65 cmz
D 33 cmz

35 The border of this shape is composed of four semi-circles, each with a radius of 4 cm. What is the area
ofthe shape?

A 76 cm2
B 40 cm2
C 64 cm2
D There is not enough information.

36 A car travels 99 km on 6 litres of petrol. How far does the car travel on 8 litres of petrol?
A l32km
B 144krn
C 120km
D 124km

37 The total age of our family, Mum, Dad, my sister and myself is 103 years. What was the total of our
ages 6 years ago?
A 103
B97
c79
D26

38 Which statement is true?

AMultiplying a number by 1.25 is the same as dividing by 0.75
BMultiplying a number by 1.20 is the same as dividing by 0.80
CMultiplying a number by 1.25 is the same as dividing by 0.80
DMultiplying a number by 1.20 is the same as dividing by 0.75

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39 Darren is stacking blocks to make a model of steps. This is what he has made so far. He decides to
make his steps 7 blocks high. How many more blocks will he need?

A46
B48
cs0
D52

40 Max is going to make a cake using the choices shown. How many different cakes can Max make using
one cake flavour, one icing type, and one sprinkle colour?

Cake Flavour Icing Type Sprinkle Colour

Chocolate Maple Red

Van illa White Blue

Strawberry Yellorv

A 21
B 18
C I2
a
D )

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