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A stand up paddle board can be hired for different numbers of hours, as shown in the table below.
Select the answer that shows how to calculate the cost of hiring a stand up paddle board.
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number of hours multiplied by $25 |
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$20 for every hour plus an extra $5 |
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$30 for every hour less $5 |
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$15 for every hour plus an extra $10 |
This is part of a timetable for the ferry from Mosman to Taronga Zoo.
Anastasia is catching a ferry from Cremorne to Taronga Zoo.
She catches the first ferry that leaves Cremorne after 1:30 pm.
At what time will Anastasia arrive at Taronga Zoo?
| 1:47 pm | 2:19 pm | 2:27 pm | 3:19 pm | 4:19 pm |
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This is part of a timetable for the ferry from Mosman to Taronga Zoo.
Precise is catching a ferry from Mosman to Taronga Zoo.
She catches the first ferry that leaves Mosman after 2 pm.
At what time will Precise arrive at Taronga Zoo?
| 1:19 pm | 2:07 pm | 2:19 pm | 2:47 pm | 3:19 pm |
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In Teddy Bear's Gap, there are 21,106 people.
Each day, in winter, the average person uses 167 litres of water.
Which of these gives the best estimate for the total number of litres of water used in Teddy Bear's Gap each day?
| `21\ 000 xx 100` | `21\ 000 xx 200` | `21\ 000 ÷ 100` | `21\ 000 ÷ 200` |
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In Bathurst, there are 43 428 people.
Each day, in winter, the average person uses 181 litres of water.
Which of these gives the best estimate for the total number of litres of water used in Bathurst each day in winter?
| `43\ 000 ÷ 100` | `43\ 000 ÷ 200` | `43\ 000 xx 100` | `43\ 000 xx 200` |
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Elvis is reading the temperature outside his ski lodge.
What is the value of the point marked `text(P)` on this temperature scale?
| `-12.2^@text(C)` | `-12.4^@text(C)` | `-13.3^@text(C)` | `-13.6^@text(C)` |
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Boston is reading the outside temperature during winter in his hometown.
What is the value of the point marked `text(P)` on this temperature scale?
| `-3.4^@text(C)` | `-3.8^@text(C)` | `-2.1^@text(C)` | `-2.2^@text(C)` |
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Enigma uses this net to make a dice.
He rolls the dice once.
What is the chance that Enigma will roll a 4?
| `1/2` | `1/3` | `1/4` | `1/6` |
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Cherry uses this net to make a dice.
She rolls the dice once.
What is the chance that Cherry will roll a 5?
| `1` | `1/2` | `1/3` | `1/6` |
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This table shows the fractions of the Australian students in some University courses.
Which of these courses has the least number of students?
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Nursing |
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Medicine |
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Accounting |
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This table shows the fractions of the Australian students in some University courses.
Which of these courses has the highest number of students?
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Engineering |
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Teaching |
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Nursing |
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Ruby draws a design by reflecting this shape across a mirror line.
Which design shows the correct reflection?
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Veronica draws a design by reflecting this shape across a mirror line.
Which design shows the correct reflection?
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At 6 a.m., the temperature is 3°C.
At 2 p.m., the temperature is 27°C.
Which calculation below can be used to work out how many degrees warmer it is at 2 p.m. than at 6 a.m.?
| `3 + 27` | `3 - 27` | `27 ÷ 3` | `27 - 3` |
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At midday, the temperature is 30°C.
At midnight, the temperature is 6°C.
Which calculation below can be used to work out how many degrees cooler it is at midnight than at midday?
| `30 ÷ 6` | `6 - 30` | `30 + 6` | `30 - 6` |
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In one term, `7/10` of students in a school had at least 1 day off sick.
What is `7/10` as percentage?
| `0.7text(%)` | `7text(%)` | `70text(%)` | `700text(%)` |
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In one year, `3/10` of the puppies that a dog breeder sells are ridgebacks.
What is `3/10` as percentage?
| `0.3text(%)` | `3text(%)` | `30text(%)` | `300text(%)` |
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Windy buys an apple for 65 cents and a banana for 90 cents.
She pays with a $2 coin.
How much change should Windy get?
| `45\ text(cents)` | `55\ text(cents)` | `$1.55` | `$3.55` |
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Kerry-Anne buys an apple for 55 cents and a banana for 80 cents.
She pays with a $2 coin.
How much change should Kerry-Anne get?
| `55\ text(cents)` | `65\ text(cents)` | `$1.35` | `$3.35` |
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Hermes is using matchsticks to make a pattern of squares.
How many matchsticks will Hermes need to make Figure 5?
| 5 | 23 | 27 | 32 |
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Krusty is using matchsticks to make a pattern of rectangles.
How many matchsticks will Krusty need to make rectangle 5?
| 5 | 18 | 22 | 26 |
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The table shows the time (in seconds) some children can run 100 meters.
Which column graph correctly shows the data in the table?
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Which of these holds about the same amount of water as a bucket?
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a dog bowl |
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a swimming pool |
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a shoe box |
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a coffee mug |
Which of these coins has the greatest value?
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`text(The $2 coin has the greatest value.)`
Which of these coins has the greatest value?
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`text(The $1 coin has the greatest value.)`
Which of these coins has the greatest value?
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`text(The $2 coin has the greatest value.)`
Which of these letters has one line of symmetry?
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Which of these is more likely to have the spinner land on grey?
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`text(The spinner with 5 sections shaded grey is the)`
`text(most likely.)`
The weather report says there is 25% chance of thunder storms tomorrow.
Which of these describes the chance of thunder storms tomorrow?
| `text(impossible)` | `text(unlikely)` | `text(likely)` | `text(certain)` |
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Ricky has three boxes of balls.
He picks one ball out of each box.
Which of these could be the balls he chooses?
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Stella's birthday is on the 30th of March.
Blanche's birthday is four days after Stella's.
Which day of the week is Blanche's birthday in 2014?
| `text(Saturday)` | `text(Sunday)` | `text(Monday)` | `text(Tuesday)` |
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Lin's alarm clock is upside down.
When he looked at it, he saw this.
At what time did he look at his alarm clock?
| `9:30` | `10:30` | `1:04` | `4:00` |
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The shapes below are made up identical squares.
Which shape covers the largest area?
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`text{The first image has the highest number of squares (10)}`
`text{and therefore the largest area.}`
Benson poured one can of drink into each of these containers.
When full, which container will hold the most water?
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`text(The third option could fit around 3 cans of drink,)`
`text(which is the most.)`
Derek used pencils to measure his desk.
What is the total length of all four sides?
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`text(9 pencils)` |
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`text(11 pencils)` |
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`text(13 pencils)` |
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`text(15 pencils)` |
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`text(18 pencils)` |
The scales are balanced.
Which one of these weighs the least?
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`text(4 cubes weigh the same as 1 triangle.)`
`text(It only takes 3 balls to weigh the same.)`
`=>\ text(A cube must be the lightest.)`
Brandon is making a pattern by turning this shape a quarter turn clockwise in each box.
What will the shape in the last box look like?
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Peter moves the marker left 3 squares and then up 2 squares.
What cell does Peter move the marker to?
| `text(B1)` | `text(C6)` | `text(H5)` | `text(B5)` |
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Perry has two blocks.
He joins them to form the solid shape below.
How many edges does the T-shaped object have?
| `14` | `15` | `16` | `24` |
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Henry drew a map.
He plans on leaving his house, walking to the bike shop, and then riding to the waterfall.
In which cell is the waterfall 
located?
| `text(B4)` | `text(C1)` | `text(A2)` | `text(D2)` |
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`text{D2 (see the row and column labels below)}`
This repeating pattern is made by turning a square tile.
Which of these comes next in this pattern?
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`text(The square is turned anti-clockwise each time.)`
`:.\ text(The next in the pattern is:)`
Melinda placed some shells in rows of 8.
She then put the same number of shells into bags of 6 and had some left over.
How many shells were left over?
| `4` | `3` | `2` | `1` |
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Which of these adds up to more than $6?
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`$4.30 + $1.65` |
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`$2.35 + $3.55` |
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`$3.45 + $2.55` |
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`$3.30 + $2.75` |
Bailey put all her marbles onto a dish.
She then gave half her marbles to her sister.
Which of these shows how many marble were left in the dish?
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`=>\ text(18 marbles to begin with.)`
`=>\ text(9 marbles will be left.)`
Grace used sticks to create a pattern.
She used 4 sticks in her first shape, 7 sticks in her second shape and 10 sticks in her third shape.
How many sticks are needed for the next shape in Grace's pattern?
| `9` | `10` | `11` | `13` |
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The lights below make a pattern.
Which of these shows the order of the next four lights?
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Which of these has the same value as 8.36?
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`800 + 36/100` |
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`8 + 3/10 + 6/100` |
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`8 + 3 + 6` |
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`8 + 6/10 + 3/100` |
Which of these has the same value as 6.37?
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`6 + 3/100 + 7/10` |
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`600 + 30 + 7` |
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`6 + 3/10 + 7/100` |
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`600 + 37/100` |
Anna is captain of the chess club and keeps a record of the number of students in the club at the end of each week.
If no students have left the club, how many joined in Week 3?
| 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 19 |
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What is the temperature reading in this thermometer?
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`7^@text(C)` |
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`14^@text(C)` |
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`16^@text(C)` |
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`17^@text(C)` |
A spinner can land in any of 4 sections, labelled 1 to 4.
The spinner is spun 100 times and the results are recorded in the bar chart below.
Which of these spinners is most likely to give results shown in the graph?
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`text{Landing on 1 should be about 23% (slightly less than one quarter).}`
`text{Landing on 4 should be about 52% (just over half).}`
`text{Landing on 2 and 3 (combined) should be about 25%.}`
Sefa shades in part of a square.
What fraction is closest to the area of the square that Sefa shaded?
| `5/9` | `3/5` | `4/10` | `5/8` |
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Which angle is the smallest?
| `text(A)` | `text(B)` | `text(C)` | `text(D)` |
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Charity has the picture of a panda on her phone.
She makes the picture half as wide and twice as high.
How will the picture look after she does that?
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Milly bought three quarters of a litre of oil for her car.
How many millilitres of oil did Milly buy?
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25 |
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75 |
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250 |
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750 |
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Angela bought one quarter of a kilogram of cherries.
How many grams did Angela buy?
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25 |
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125 |
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250 |
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750 |
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Avril bought half a kilogram of ham at the butchers.
How many grams did Avril buy?
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`50` |
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`250` |
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`500` |
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`2000` |
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`5000` |
Ariel uses sticks to make a pattern.
She starts with 4 sticks for Design 1.
How many sticks does Ariel need for Design 5?
| `40` | `60` | `36` | `56` |
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Tyler uses sticks to make a pattern.
She starts with 2 sticks for Design 1.
How many sticks does Tyler need for Design 6?
| `28` | `30` | `40` | `42` |
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