Maureen worked 10 hours last week and was paid $245.80. Jessica worked 9 hours and received $221.85.
Who was paid the highest hourly rate? Justify your answer using calculations. (2 marks)
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Brett has three 6-litre cans of paint.
He divides the paint up equally between his 24 art students.
How much paint will each student receive?
Write you answer as a decimal. (2 marks)
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Shannon is buying materials to make a bookcase.
She rounds each price in the table below to the nearest dollar to estimate the total cost of the materials.
| Materials | |
| Item | Cost |
| hammer | $5.65 |
| glue | $3.95 |
| wood | $11.55 |
| nails | $1.60 |
| stain | $3.85 |
How much is Shannon's estimate? (2 marks)
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Gladys is tiling a wall that is 3.6 metres high.
She is using ceramic tiles that are 0.06 metres wide.
There are no gaps between the tiles.
How many ceramic tiles does Gladys need to buy? (2 marks)
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Bert, Gary and Miles are weighing themselves.
Bert weighs 48.65 kilograms.
Gary weighs 0.3 kilograms more than Bert.
Miles weighs 0.75 kilograms less than Bert.
How many kilograms do the three boys weigh altogether? (2 marks)
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Jane has two 4-litre cans of paint.
She divides the paint up equally between her 32 art students.
How much paint, in litres, will each student receive?
Write you answer as a decimal. (2 marks)
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Onions cost $3 per kilogram.
Peter buys 3.35 kilograms of onions.
How much does Peter pay for the onions? (2 marks)
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The temperature at Mawson in Antarctica was recorded as
At 4:30 am on 23/10/23 the temperature had fallen to
What was the change in temperature from 11:30 pm to 4:30 am? (2 marks)
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Verne sells produce at the local market.
By 11:30am on Saturday morning he has sales of $31.25, $15.67 and $28.30.
- What was the total of Verne's sales by 11:30am? (1 mark)
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- Verne wanted to sell $100 in produce this week. How much more does he have to sell to make this goal? (1 mark)
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The table below compares the approximate populations of two countries.
| Country |
Approximate population (millions) |
| Cuba | 11.475 |
| Benin | 11.096 |
Approximately how many more people live in Cuba than in Benin? (2 marks)
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Four groups of backpackers picked blueberries over a two hour period.
The weight of the blueberries collected (in kg) by the groups in each hour is shown in the table below.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | |
| 1st Hour | 2.57 | 2.89 | 2.5 | 2.87 |
| 2nd Hour | 2.35 | 2.06 | 2.92 | 2.53 |
Which group picked the greatest mass over the two hours?
- Group 1
- Group 2
- Group 3
- Group 4
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Use a calculator to find
Write your answer and then round to 1 decimal place. (2 marks)
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Min was competing in the long jump at the athletics carnival.
The lengths of her jumps are listed in the table below.
| Long Jump Distances | ||
| 4.325 m | 4.589 m | 4.283 m |
What was her longest jump, rounded to 2 decimal places. (2 marks)
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John measured the water depth at the end of his jetty for five days in a row.
The measurements are summarised in the table below.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Water Level | 1.24 m | 1.07 m | 1.42 m | 1.15 m | 1.38 m |
- On which day was the water level the highest? (1 mark)
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- On which day was the water level the lowest? (1 mark)
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- On which day was the median (middle) water level measurement? (1 mark)
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- What is the difference between the highest and lowest water levels? (2 marks)
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Vivian and Curtly throw a cricket ball from the boundary of the cricket oval to the wicket-keeper.
It takes Vivian's throw 3.48 seconds to reach the wicket-keeper.
It takes Curtly's throw 1.84 seconds.
What is the difference in the time taken to reach the wicket-keeper between the two throws? (2 marks)
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A hot air balloon is 25.2 metres high.
The length of the balloon section is 21.55 metres.
What is the height of the basket section? (2 marks)
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The weather bureau published the weekday maximum temperatures in the table below.
| Weekday | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI |
| Max Temp | 22.7° | 21.8° | 20.3° | 26.4° | 28.7° |
How much warmer was it on Thursday than on Monday? (2 marks)
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Roger had tests to check his health that are summarised in the table below.
| Test | Normal range | Roger's result |
| Resting heart rate | 60 to 95 | 92 |
| Blood sugar | 4.2 to 6.1 | 4.1 |
| Vitamin C | 0.4 to 1.7 | 0.5 |
For which tests were Roger's results within the normal range?
- Resting heart rate and blood sugar
- Blood sugar and vitamin C only
- Resting heart rate only
- Resting heart rate and vitamin C only
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Four students did a standing long jump and the results were recorded.
Which student had the longest jump?
- Leon 2.10 m
- Seth 1.20 m
- John 2.01 m
- Ronan 2.09 m
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India recorded the results of a 400 metres running race final in the table below.
| Ist Place | 52.26 seconds |
| 2nd Place | 52.62 seconds |
| 3rd Place | ? |
| 4th Place | 53.19 seconds |
The time of the runner who came in 3rd place could be
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Kelly measures the length of fish she catches for her research.
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Which fish has a length closest to 25 cm?
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Richard is a runner.
The length of his last 4 half marathon distances are recorded in the table below.
| Half marathon | Distance (km) |
| 1 | 21.1 |
| 2 | 20.35 |
| 3 | 20.295 |
| 4 | 22.095 |
Which half marathon had the shortest distance? (1 mark)