FREE NBT Quantitative Literacy Questions and Answers

Question 1

A primary school has 40 teachers and 160 learners in the school. What is the ratio of teachers to learners?

Accepted Answer

1:4

Answer

Explanation:
To find the ratio of teachers to learners, divide the number of teachers by the number of learners. So, 40 teachers ÷ 160 learners = 1:4. This means for every 1 teacher, there are 4 learners in the school.

Question 2

A school band consists of 40 learners. Five of the learners play the drums, 10 learners play the guitar, 3 learners play the flute, 2 learners play the saxophone and the rest of the learners play the trumpet. If a learner in the school band is picked at random, what is the probability that this learner plays the guitar?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

Explanation:
To find the probability of picking a learner who plays the guitar, divide the number of learners who play the guitar (10) by the total number of learners in the band (40). So, 10 learners who play the guitar ÷ 40 total learners = 0.25 or 25%. This means there is a 25% chance of randomly selecting a learner who plays the guitar from the school band.

Question 3

What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 5, 8, 11, ___?

Accepted Answer

14

Answer

Explanation:
The sequence increases by 3 each time, so the next number is 11 + 3 = 14.

Question 4

If a shirt costs $20 and is on sale for 25% off, what is the sale price?

Accepted Answer

$15

Answer

Explanation:
25% of $20 is $5, so the sale price is $20 - $5 = $15.

Question 5

What is the perimeter of a rectangle with length of 6 units and a width of 4 units?

Accepted Answer

24 units

Answer

Explanation:
The perimeter of a rectangle is calculated by adding all four sides: 6 + 6 + 4 + 4 = 24 units.

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FREE NBT Quantitative Literacy Questions and Answers