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SQA National 5 Applications of Mathematics Numeracy quiz quiz

16questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Write 5200052\,000 in scientific notation.

  2. Write 0.00670.0067 in scientific notation.

  3. Round 48.73648.736 to 22 significant figures.

  4. Round 0.038920.03892 to 22 significant figures.

  5. Using BODMAS, evaluate 4+6×24 + 6 \times 2.

  6. Calculate 1.2×0.41.2 \times 0.4.

  7. Find 25\tfrac{2}{5} of £350\pounds 350.

  8. Find 15%15\% of £80\pounds 80 without a calculator.

  9. Share £240\pounds 240 in the ratio 3:13 : 1. What is the larger share?

  10. 66 pens cost £4.80\pounds 4.80. Using direct proportion, what do 1010 pens cost?

  11. A car travels 180180 km in 33 hours. What is its average speed?

  12. Convert 3.23.2 metres to centimetres.

  13. Convert 45004500 grams to kilograms.

  14. A train leaves at 13 ⁣: ⁣4013\!:\!40 and arrives at 15 ⁣: ⁣2515\!:\!25. How long is the journey?

  15. On a jug, the marks 200200 and 400400 ml have four equal gaps between them. What is one gap worth?

  16. A recipe needs 1.21.2 kg of sugar. You have two 500500 g bags. Do you have enough?