National 4
Numeracy
Practice Questions
A computer costs
£720 + 20% VAT.
Find the total cost
of the computer.
A suit is reduced in
a sale by 15%
The original price
is £160
Find the new price.
A pick up truck
weighs 4 tonnes.
After 8 slabs are
put in the back the
weight increases to
4·2 tonnes.
What is the weight
of a slab?
An empty box
weighs 600g.
When 5 tennis
rackets are added
the weight
increases to 3·1kg.
What is the weight
of 1 tennis racket
in grams?
Henri is going back
to France.
He changes all his
money at £1 = €1·34
How many euros will
he get for £1500 ?
Daphne is coming back
from her holidays to
Scotland.
She changes her money at
the rate £1 = $1.54
How much will she get if
she changes $600 ?
A train takes 54
minutes to travel
between Edinburgh
and Glasgow.
If it sets off at
0845 when will it
arrive?
A train takes 3
hours 23 minutes
to travel between
Edinburgh and
York.
If it arrives at 1819
when did it set off?
Calculate the
perimeter of this
shape.
8cm
6cm
2cm
13cm
Calculate the area
of this shape.
7cm
10cm
2cm
12cm
A car travels 12 miles
in 10 minutes.
Find its speed in
miles per hour.
A bike races at 120
miles per hour for
20 minutes.
How far will it
travel?
Bill and Ben share £400
in the ratio 3:5
How much does Ben
get?
To make fruit juice
you mix lemon and
lime in the ratio 2:5
If you have 600ml
of lemon juice how
much lime will you
need?
The temperature in
Alloa yesterday
was 25oC
Siberia was 32
degrees colder.
What was the
temperature in
Siberia?
At the bottom of the
hill the temperature
was 5oC.
At the top it was -12oC.
What was the drop in
temperature?
How much water is
needed to fill jug A?
How much water is
needed to fill jug B?
CASH PRICE £450
Hire Purchase Terms
Deposit £120 + 24 months
of £15
How much cheaper is the
cash price?
CASH £499
HP Terms
Deposit £80 + 24 months at £27
How much cheaper is the cash
price?
The pie cart shows
the favourite pets
of 120 pupils.
How many had a
cat as their
favourite?
Snake
5%
Budgie
20%
Dogs
33%
Mice
17%
Cats
25%
Dogs
Cats
Mice
Budgie
Snake
The pie cart shows
the favourite pets
of 120 pupils.
How many had
mice as their
favourite?
Snake
18o
Budgie
72o
Dogs
120o
Mice
60o
Cats
90o
Dogs
Cats
Mice
Budgie
Snake
The stem and leaf
diagram shows the
weight of 23 pupils.
How many weighed
more than 50kg?
4
5
6
7
0
2
6
0
1
2
7
2
3
4
9
4
n = 23
4568
5679
9
55
4 0 = 40kg
The stem and leaf
diagram shows the
weight of 23 pupils.
What is the highest
weight?
4
5
6
7
0
2
6
0
1
2
7
2
3
4
9
4
n = 23
4568
5679
9
55
4 0 = 40kg
The stem and leaf
diagram shows the
weight of 23 pupils.
What is the median
weight?
4
5
6
7
0
2
6
0
1
2
7
2
3
4
9
4
n = 23
4568
5679
9
55
4 0 = 40kg
Alloa played 24
games and won 16
of them.
Stirling played 40
games and won 30
of them.
Who had the best
record?
A - Alloa
B - Stirling