Just Numbers
Put these in order, smallest first:
0.7 0.07 0.77 7.0
A) 0.07, 0.77, 0.7, 7.0
B) 0.07, 0.7, 0.77, 7.0
C) 0.7, 0.07, 0.77, 7.0
D) 7.0, 0.77, 0.7, 0.07
B) 0.07, 0.7, 0.77, 7.0
A is ordering by how many digits there are. That is a
place-value gap. C means they did not reorder at all.
What is 10% of £40?
A) £10
B) £4
C) £0.40
D) £14
B) £4
Five scores: 4, 7, 7, 9, 13.
What is the range?
A) 13
B) 8
C) 9
D) 7
C) 9
A rectangle is 8 cm by 3 cm. What is its area and its
perimeter?
A) Area 22, perimeter 24
B) Area 24, perimeter 11
C) Area 24, perimeter 22
D) Area 11, perimeter 24
C) Area 24, perimeter 22
3, 6, 9, 12, ...
What are the next two numbers?
A) 15 and 18
B) 15 and 17
C) 16 and 20
D) 14 and 16
A) 15 and 18
A freezer is set to -18 degrees. The kitchen is 21
degrees. How many degrees warmer is the kitchen?
A) 3 degrees
B) 21 degrees
C) 39 degrees
D) -39 degrees
C) 39 degrees
A is 21 minus 18. They stopped at zero instead of
counting through it. That is the one to watch for.
A £24 hoodie has 25% off. What do you pay?
A) £6
B) £23.75
C) £30
D) £18
D) £18
The same five scores: 4, 7, 7, 9, 13.
What is the mean?
A) 7
B) 8
C) 10
D) 9
B) 8
How many millilitres are there in 2.5 litres?
A) 250 ml
B) 2500 ml
C) 25000 ml
D) 25 ml
B) 2500 ml
2, 5, 11, 23, ...
What is the rule?
A) Add 3 each time
B) Double it, then add 1
C) Multiply by 2
D) Add 3, then 6, then 12
B) Double it, then add 1
Work out 7 + 3 × 42
A) 160
B) 55
C) 31
D) 40
B) 55
A is left to right, (7+3) x 16. C reads 4 squared as 8.
D ignores the square entirely.
Squash and water are mixed in the ratio 1 : 4. How
much squash is in a 750 ml glass?
A) 150 ml
B) 187.5 ml
C) 600 ml
D) 250 ml
A) 150 ml
A bag holds 3 red, 5 blue and 2 green counters. One
is taken without looking.
What is the probability it is blue?
A) 5 out of 10
B) 5 out of 5
C) 5 out of 3
D) 1 out of 3
A) 5 out of 10
An L-shape is made from a 10 cm by 6 cm rectangle,
with a 4 cm by 3 cm rectangle cut out of one corner.
What is its area?
A) 60 square cm
B) 72 square cm
C) 12 square cm
D) 48 square cm
D) 48 square cm
A tile pattern goes 4, 7, 10, 13, ...
How many tiles are in the 10th pattern?
A) 34
B) 30
C) 31
D) 40
C) 31
A receipt comes to £152.60 in total. That is four
identical items, plus a £12.60 delivery charge. What
did one item cost?
A) £38.15
B) £41.30
C) £35
D) £140
C) £35
A divides by 4 without removing the delivery. B adds
the delivery instead. D subtracts but never divides.
A jacket costs £68 in a sale, after 15% has been
taken off. What was the price before the sale?
A) £78.20
B) £80
C) £57.80
D) £83
B) £80
A bar chart's vertical axis starts at 80 instead of 0.
One bar looks about twice as tall as another.
Why could that be misleading?
A) The taller bar really is twice as big, so nothing is
wrong
B) Only the part above 80 is shown, so a small real
difference looks enormous
C) Bar charts should never be used to compare two
things
D) The axis should have started at 100
B) Only the part above 80 is shown, so
a small real difference looks enormous
A box measures 30 cm by 20 cm by 15 cm. A small
parcel must be no bigger than 45 cm by 35 cm by 16
cm.
Does the box count? What is its volume?
A) Yes, and 9000 cubic cm
B) No, and 9000 cubic cm
C) Yes, and 900 cubic cm
D) Yes, and 65 cm
A) Yes, and 9000 cubic cm
The same tile pattern. What is the rule for pattern n?
A) 3n
B) n + 3
C) 4n - 1
D) 3n + 1
D) 3n + 1
Without a calculator, estimate 3.9 × 21.2 ÷ 0.48
Is your estimate too big or too small?
A) About 160, and it is too big
B) About 40
C) About 160, and it is too small
D) About 80
C) About 160, and it is too small
A is the one that matters. They estimated well and
could not judge the direction. B halved instead of
dividing by a half. D dropped the division.
Shop A: a coat is £60 with 30% off.
Shop B: the same coat is £75, with a third off, then
10% off that.
Which is cheaper, and by how much?
A) Shop A, by £3
B) Shop A, by 75p
C) Shop B, by £17
D) They cost the same
A) Shop A, by £3
Four people have a mean score of 12. A fifth person
joins and the mean becomes 13.
What did the fifth person score?
A) 13
B) 17
C) 1
D) 65
B) 17
A room is 4.5 m by 3.2 m. Carpet costs £18 per
square metre and is only sold in whole square
metres. What does it cost?
A) £259.20
B) £252
C) £270
D) £288
C) £270
A different pattern follows the rule 4n + 1.
Which pattern number has 61 tiles?
B) Pattern 15