L2 GOLA C Part 1

1. Here are the temperatures for some places in the UK on a day in January.

When arranged in order of temperature from coldest to hottest the places are:-

• Cardiff, London, Portsmouth, Birmingham, Inverness

• London, Cardiff, Portsmouth, Inverness, Birmingham

• Cardiff, Inverness, Birmingham, London, Portsmouth

• Inverness, Birmingham, London, Cardiff, Portsmouth

2. Here are the temperatures for some places in the UK on a day in January.

On Monday, the temperature in Glasgow was -8°C. On Tuesday the

temperature is Glasgow 3°C higher. What is the new temperature in Glasgow on Tuesday?

• -11°C

• 11°C

• 5°C

• -5°C

3. A businessman records his total mileage in one year. Here are the results:

What is the ratio of his business mileage to his private mileage?

• 3:4

• 4:3

• 2:3

• 3:2

4. At 3am one morning the temperature in a garden is -4°C. By 7am the temperature has risen by 2°C. What is the temperature at 7am?

• -6°C

• -2°C

• 2°C

• 6°C

5. The plans for a house are drawn in the ratio of 1 : 50. On the drawing the top of the chimney is 14cm above the ground. How high is the actual chimney above the ground?

• 70cm

• 7m

• 14m

• 70m

6. The diagram shows the reading on a digital distance measurer.

What is the distance correct to the nearest 10 metres?

• 1.2km

• 1.26km

• 1.27km

• 1.3km

7. A total of 1600 people work for a company. The ratio of male to female employees is 3:5. How many more females than males are there in the company?

• 400

• 600

• 960

• 1000

8. A company employs 3 men and 4 women. The men’s ages are 18, 35 and 47. The women’s ages are 20, 25, 25 and 50. Which of the following statements is correct?

• The median age of the men is less than the median age of the women

• The mean age of the men is less than the mean age of the women

• The mean age of the men is greater than the mean age of the women

• You can’t compare men and women because there are more women than men

9. In a company:

- The range of women's salaries is £30,000

- The range of men's salaries is £20,000

This tells us that in this company:-

• Women earn more than the men

• Men earn more than the women

• Men’s salaries are more varied than women’s

• The spread of men’s salaries is less than women’s

Overtime in a company is paid at a rate of "time and a quarter".

10. The normal payment rate is £5.60 per hour. One employee works a normal 40 hour week and 4 hours overtime. How much is she paid?

• A £224.00

• £246.40

• £252.00

• £308.00