Problem solving T1

• 1800

• 600

• 2000

• 4200

A sketchbook contains 100 pieces of paper and is 14 mm thick. What is the thickness of one sheet of paper?

• 1.4 mm

• 10 mm

• 0.14 mm

• 7.14 mm

Our feet produce approximately 100 litres of sweat each year. Approximately how many millilitres of sweat do your feet produce each day?

• 270 ml

• 27 ml

• 37 ml

• 2.7 ml

How much timber would be left if eleven 1.75 m lengths are cut from a 22 m piece of timber?

• 3.25 m

• 2.25 m

• 2.35 m

• 2.75 m

• 42

• 36

• 30

• 21

The table shows the cost of road tax for motor cars. What would be the road tax on a motor car of engine capacity 2400 cc?

• 95 cents

• $950

• $228

• $2280

$5320 was raised by a group of students to give to 38 refugees. How much does each refugee receive?

Mary bought a laptop with an interest-free loan of $2400. She paid a deposit of $800 and paid off the remainder over the next 5 months. How much were her monthly payments?

• $480

• $320

• $160

• $200

A supermarket has shopping trolleys that are 1 metre long. Sam works collecting and stacking them into an area. Each shopping trolley in the stack adds on 0.25 m. How many trolleys could be stacked in a single line of 10 metres?

• 37

• 36

• 35

• 34

Kim buys a fashion magazine for $10.25 and chocolates for $3.99. She pays with a $20 note. How much change does she receive? (assume rounding to the nearest 5c)

• $6.75

• $5.80

• $5.76

• $5.75