City and Guilds Mathematics Quiz 2

The time in Brunei is 13 hours ahead of Jamaica. What time is it in Brunei when it is 8 pm in Jamaica?

• 8 am

• 9 am

• 10 am

• 11 am

A cook has a 8 kg bag of flour.

She needs 150 g of flour to make one cake.

How many of these cakes can she make?

• 19

• 142

• 1200

• 53

A bottle of medicine contains 32 decilitres.

How many 8 ml spoonfuls of medicine can be poured from one bottle?

• 4

• 256

• 400

• 24

A journey takes 20 hours at an average speed of 83 km per hour. How long will this journey take at 80 km per hour?

• 18 hours and 45 minutes

• 20 hours and 45 minutes

• 18 hours and 15 minutes

• 20 hours and 15 minutes

A cook mixes flavouring with water using

a 3:8 ratio. He uses 72 ml of flavouring.

How much water does he need?

• 192 ml

• 27 ml

• 24 ml

• 9 ml

On a map with a scale of 1: 25000 the distance

between a hotel and the airport is 9 cm.

What is the actual distance in km?

• 2,777.78 km

• 225,000 km

• 2.25 km

• 24,991.0 km

A meal costs $60. A customer has a choice of the follwing discount vouchers.

$20 off

2/3 off

20% off

1/4 off

Which discount voucher should the customer use to pay the lowest price?

• $20 off

• 2/3 off

• 20% off

• 1/4 off

 $What\ is\ 2\frac{5}{8}\ \exp ressed\ as\ a\ decimal\ number?$  

• 2.58

• 2.625

• 0.625

• 3.6

What is 2.5% expressed as a decimal number?

• 0.025

• 0.25

• 25.0

• 250.0

A machine has a principal cost of $50,000

Simple depreciation is applied at 12% per year.

What is the value of the machine after

two years’ simple depreciation?

• $38,000.00

• $12,000.00

• $6,000.00

• $44,000.00