Answer all questions WITHOUT USING A CALCULATOR
Financial capability assessment (10 minutes)
Question 1:
Suppose, upon your trip to the grocery store, you purchase four types of tea packs: Chamomile Tea (£4.60), Green Tea (£4.15), Black Tea (£3.35) and Lemon Tea (£1.80). If you paid for all these items with a £20 note, how much change would you get?
Question 2:
Suppose a litre of cola costs £3.15. If you buy one-third of a litre of cola, how much will you pay?
Question 3:
What is the price of a shirt originally sold for £24, but now on sale at a 25% discount?
Numeracy assessment (10 minutes)
Q1 You are going on holiday for 2 weeks and 2 days. If Saturday 4th April is the first day of your holiday, which date will be the last day of your holiday? You may use this calendar:
a) 18th April b) 25th April c) 11th April d) 19th April
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Q2 You buy 10 bottles of drink in Greece. Each bottle costs €3.50 (euro). What will the total cost be in GB pounds? The exchange rate is €1 = £0.70 (GB pounds)
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Q3 A firm exports to four countries in Europe. The value of last year’s exports for each country (to the nearest million pounds) is shown in the table below. What fraction of the total value comes from the exports to France?
Country
Exports (£m)
France
24
Poland
4
Italy
6
Russia
2
a) 3/4 b) 1/24 c) 1/6 d) 2/3
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Q4 The maximum temperature (in °C) for 5 days in winter are shown below. Write the temperatures in order, from lowest to highest.
-1 5 -3 0 2
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Q5 Over the course of a week, the number of e-mails received are shown below. What is the median number of e-mails received over the week?
a) 7 b) 13 c) 23 d) 15
Financial capability assessment (10 minutes)
Question 1:
Suppose, upon your trip to the grocery store, you purchase four types of tea packs: Chamomile Tea (£4.60), Green Tea (£4.15), Black Tea (£3.35) and Lemon Tea (£1.80). If you paid for all these items with a £20 note, how much change would you get?
Question 2:
Suppose a litre of cola costs £3.15. If you buy one-third of a litre of cola, how much will you pay?
Question 3:
What is the price of a shirt originally sold for £24, but now on sale at a 25% discount?
Numeracy assessment (10 minutes)
Q1 You are going on holiday for 2 weeks and 2 days. If Saturday 4th April is the first day of your holiday, which date will be the last day of your holiday? You may use this calendar:
a) 18th April b) 25th April c) 11th April d) 19th April
….………
Q2 You buy 10 bottles of drink in Greece. Each bottle costs €3.50 (euro). What will the total cost be in GB pounds? The exchange rate is €1 = £0.70 (GB pounds)
….………….
Q3 A firm exports to four countries in Europe. The value of last year’s exports for each country (to the nearest million pounds) is shown in the table below. What fraction of the total value comes from the exports to France?
Country
Exports (£m)
France
24
Poland
4
Italy
6
Russia
2
a) 3/4 b) 1/24 c) 1/6 d) 2/3
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Q4 The maximum temperature (in °C) for 5 days in winter are shown below. Write the temperatures in order, from lowest to highest.
-1 5 -3 0 2
….…………
Q5 Over the course of a week, the number of e-mails received are shown below. What is the median number of e-mails received over the week?
a) 7 b) 13 c) 23 d) 15