Functional Skills Maths L1

Question 1

The ratio of birds to rabbits is 2:3. How many are birds if there are 2,500 animals in total?

Accepted Answer

1,000

Question 2

What is the mode of customers helped by the staff?

Accepted Answer

140

Question 3

Sarah is flying to Thailand and has this information. Will she be at the hotel by 12:30pm?

Accepted Answer

No, she'll be there at 12:35pm

Question 4

What is the median average number of customers helped by the staff at the shop?

Accepted Answer

140

Question 5

Ann has 140 customers and signs up 63 for a loyalty card. She needs 40%. Did she manage it?

Accepted Answer

Yes, she has 45%

Question 6

A three course meal costs £96. There is a 10% service charge added on. What is the total cost?

Accepted Answer

£105.60

Question 7

Kay eats 4 peanuts for every 1 almond. She eats 30 nuts in total. How many are almonds?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 8

170 people travel to work by car or bus in the ratio 7:3. How many people drive to work?

Accepted Answer

119

Question 9

The vet has 125 patients. 50 are dogs, the rest are cats. What is the ratio of dogs to cats?

Accepted Answer

2:3

Question 10

For every red car, Imran sells 4 blue car. What is the ratio of red to blue cars, that Imran sells?

Accepted Answer

1:4

Question 11

Ann thinks that the range of the number of customers helped by the staff is 17. Is she right?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

What is the mean average number of customers helped by the staff at the shop?

Accepted Answer

138.6

Question 13

In a survey of 1050 people, 3 out of 10 play a musical instrument. How many play an instrument?

Accepted Answer

315

Question 14

George sold 90 white cars and 120 black cars. What is the ratio of cars w:b, in their simplest form?

Accepted Answer

3:4

Question 15

Natasha wants to make 6 tubs of play dough. How many pints of water and grams of salt needed?

Accepted Answer

1.5 pints of water and 390g salt

Question 16

J tiles a kitchen floor. He uses red and white tiles in a ratio of 1:3. J uses 24 tiles. How many are red?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 17

What is the fraction ¼ as apercentage and a decimal?

Accepted Answer

25% and 0.25

Question 18

Sean is going on a trip to America and needs to change £900 into $. Sean sees this advert:

Accepted Answer

$1293.12

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