Numeracy Check-in

On the Isle of Arran, North Goatfell hill is 874m high and Beinn Nuis is 792m hight.

What is the total height of the two hills?

• 82m

• 1666m

• 2012m

• 1660m

Rosie was given a giant Toblerone as a birthday present. It weighs 848g. The bar is broken into 8 equal pieces.

What is the weight of each piece (in grams)?

• 106g

• 10.6g

• 100g

• 52g

John buys toothpaste in a 200ml tube. He estimates he will use 5ml each time he brushes his teeth. He brushes his teeth twice a day.

How many days will the tube of toothpaste last?

• 40 days

• 20 days

• Two weeks

• 1 month

The attendance at a Premier League football game was 47,220.
Round this to the nearest thousand.

• 50,000

• 47,200

• 46,000

• 47,000

Halley saves up twenty-pence coins. At the last count she had saved £64.80.

How many 20p coins does she have altogether?

• 260

• 256

• 324

• 320

Jim wants to make some shelves. The lengths have to be 1.5m, 2.7m and 1.95m.

Calculate the total length of wooden planks needed.

• 6.1m

• 600cm

• 6.15m

• 615cm

On bonfire night, the local Scouts group had a bonfire and firework party for charity. they spent a total of £740 on food and fireworks. The sold 300 tickets at £4 each.

How much profit did they make for charity?

• £460

• They did not make a profit.

• £470

• £520

Gary measures a piece of piping to fit in his bathroom. It measures 16.74cm.

Round this to the nearest whole number.

• 16cm

• 16.7cm

• 17cm

• 16.8cm

Lucy fills her car's petrol tank with 6.5 litres of petrol.

What is this in milliletres?

• 0.0065ml

• 65ml

• 6500ml

• 650ml

Patricia buys 8 boxes of model cars for £9.99 each.

How much does she spend altogether?

• £80.08

• £79.90

• £79.99

• £79.92