Aus & Section 1
Srinath spends $12 a month on coffee. After how many months will his total spending on coffee amount to $180?
15 months
What is 0.67 as a percentage?
67%
To keep cricketers fit in the off season.
An orange.
What unexpected animal does Australia export to Saudi Arabia?
Camels.
Where was the world's first life saving club founded?
Bondi Beach
The entry fees to visit the Toorak Aquarium are $15 for an adult and $7 for a child. A group of 8 people paid $88 in total to visit the aquarium. How many adults are in the group?
4 adults and 4 children
A service station sells bottles of water for $2 each. It also has a special of 3 bottles for $5. What is the lowest cost of 8 bottles of water?
$14
Find the simple interest earned when $3000 is invested at 10% for 2 years. Remember I = P x R x N
$600
I am thinking of a number. I add it to 15. I multiple this number by 5 and the result is 100. What is the number I thought of?
5
How many countries are bigger than Australia?
5
When an Aussie tried selling New Zealand on eBay, what was the starting price?
1 cent
Penny has $5. Chocolate bars cost $1.80. How many chocolate bars can Penny buy?
2
Sam borrowed $3000 for 2 years at a rate of 10% per year. Find the total amount they need to repay. Remember: Interest + amount borrowed = total to repay
$3600
Why was Australian Football invented?
To keep cricketers fit in the off season.
The Brisbane Ranges National Park is located in ...
Victoria
A florist uses 17.5 kg of manure on her flower garden each day. Manure costs $1.22 per kilogram. How much does the florist pay for manure each day?
$21.35
which is bigger? 6 out of 7 or 61/71?
61/71
Ben earns $15 per hour for 30 hours. What is his total pay?
$450
Jim earns $16 per hour for a 30 hour week then time-and-a-half for 5 hours and 3 hours at double time. Calculate his total pay.
$696
What is considered Australia's favourite icecream?
Golden Gaytime
There are 70 students in a year group. There are 6 times more left handed students than right handed students. How many right handed students are there?
10
Brandon has a money jar that contains 50 cent, 20 cent, 10 cent and 5 cent pieces only. If he buys a pie worth $2.65, what is the minimum amount of coins he can pay with?
Minimum number of coins would be:
5×50 c
1×10 c
1×5 c
∴ A minimum of 7 coins is needed.
The Australia Alps receives more snow than the swiss alps. True or False?
True
What is the best buy? 3 batteries for $6 or 4 batteries for 7.50
4 batteries for 7.50
If you visited one beach in Australia every day, how long would it take you?
29 years