CSPA - Core Skills Profile for Adults Problem-Solving with Numeracy Questions and Answers

Question 1

A community garden project requires 6 cubic metres of soil. The soil is sold in bags containing 50 litres. If 1 cubic metre is equal to 1000 litres, how many bags of soil are needed for the project?

Accepted Answer

120 bags

Answer

60 bags

Answer

100 bags

Answer

150 bags

Question 2

A café owner is analyzing monthly sales. In April, the sales were $8,000. In May, sales increased by 15%. What were the total sales for May?

Accepted Answer

$9,200

Answer

$8,150

Answer

$8,800

Answer

$9,500

Question 3

The chart below shows the number of hours a trainee spent on different tasks during a 40-hour work week. How many more hours were spent on 'On-the-Job Training' than on 'Administrative Tasks'?

Task Distribution:
- On-the-Job Training: 50%
- Client Meetings: 25%
- Administrative Tasks: 15%
- Team Meetings: 10%

Accepted Answer

8 hours

Answer

10 hours

Answer

14 hours

Answer

20 hours

Question 4

A customer's electricity bill is calculated by adding a fixed daily supply charge to a usage charge. The fixed charge is $1.20 per day. The usage charge is $0.25 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). If a customer uses 450 kWh in a 30-day period, what is their total bill?

Accepted Answer

$148.50

Answer

$112.50

Answer

$136.20

Answer

$153.75

Question 5

Which of the following represents the correct step-by-step process to calculate the average fuel efficiency (in km per litre) of a car that travelled 560 km and used 40 litres of fuel?

Accepted Answer

Divide the distance by the fuel used (560 / 40).

Answer

Multiply the distance by the fuel used (560 * 40).

Answer

Divide the fuel used by the distance (40 / 560).

Answer

Add the fuel used to the distance (560 + 40).

Question 6

A floor plan is drawn to a scale of 1:100. On the plan, a rectangular room measures 5 cm by 4 cm. What is the actual area of the room in square metres?

Accepted Answer

20 square metres

Answer

200 square metres

Answer

2,000 square metres

Answer

2 square metres

A community garden project requires 6 cubic metres of soil.The soil is sold in bags containing 50 litres.If 1 cubic metre is equal to 1000 litres, how many bags of soil are needed for the project?

A community garden project requires 6 cubic metres of soil.
The soil is sold in bags containing 50 litres.
If 1 cubic metre is equal to 1000 litres, how many bags of soil are needed for the project?