QTS Numeracy Skills 2

Question 1

A bar chart shows that 45 pupils chose football, 30 chose netball, 15 chose swimming, and 10 chose tennis as their favourite sport. What fraction chose netball?

Accepted Answer

3/10

Answer

Total pupils = 45 + 30 + 15 + 10 = 100. Fraction choosing netball = 30/100 = 3/10.

Question 2

A teacher needs to cut ribbon into 0.35 metre lengths. How many complete lengths can be cut from a 5 metre roll?

Accepted Answer

14

Answer

5 ÷ 0.35 = 14.28... So 14 complete lengths can be cut, with a small remainder.

Question 3

A school's attendance rate for the autumn term was 94.6%. If there were 12,000 possible attendance sessions, how many sessions were missed?

Accepted Answer

648

Answer

Missed sessions = 12,000 × (100% - 94.6%) = 12,000 × 5.4% = 12,000 × 0.054 = 648.

Question 4

A pie chart represents 360 pupils' subject preferences. The 'Science' sector has an angle of 72°. How many pupils chose Science?

Accepted Answer

72

Answer

72° out of 360° = 72/360 = 1/5 = 20%. 20% of 360 pupils = 72 pupils.

Question 5

Pupil A scored 45 out of 60 on Test 1 and 56 out of 80 on Test 2. On which test did they perform better?

Accepted Answer

Test 1, with 75%

Answer

Test 1: 45/60 = 75%. Test 2: 56/80 = 70%. Pupil A performed better on Test 1 with 75%.

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QTS Numeracy Skills 2