L1-5 Use simple formulae expressed in words for one or two-step operations Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Maths, Unit 1

The 20 questions

1. A pen costs £2. Sam buys 5 pens. Using total cost = price × number of items, what is the total?

   • £7
   • £3
   • £2.50
   • £10

2. Take a number, add 6, then multiply by 2. What is the result when the number is 4?

   • 16
   • 26
   • 14
   • 20

3. A hire costs £20 plus £5 per hour. What does 4 hours cost?

   • £45
   • £25
   • £40
   • £30

4. Halve the number, then subtract 3. What is the result when the number is 18?

   • 15
   • 21
   • 6
   • 9

5. In a formula written in words, what does 'subtract' mean?

   • multiply
   • add
   • divide
   • take away

6. A worker is paid £9.20 per hour and works 7 hours. Using hours × rate, what is the pay?

   • £16.20
   • £64.10
   • £63.20
   • £64.40

7. Biscuits = packets × 12 + loose biscuits. How many biscuits are there with 6 packets and 5 loose biscuits?

   • 62
   • 72
   • 77
   • 67

8. In the formula total divided by number of people, what does the result represent?

   • share per person
   • total cost
   • difference
   • remaining amount

9. A taxi charges £3 plus £1.50 per mile. What is the fare for 10 miles?

   • £16.50
   • £18
   • £15
   • £45

10. A tank holds 250 litres and loses 15 litres per hour for 4 hours. How much remains?

    • 235 litres
    • 210 litres
    • 190 litres
    • 290 litres

11. Add 8 to the number, then divide by 2. What is the result for 14?

    • 15
    • 11
    • 22
    • 7

12. Three times the number, plus 4. What is the result for 5?

    • 23
    • 27
    • 19
    • 35

13. A bag costs £2 and three notebooks cost £4 each. What is the total?

    • £14
    • £10
    • £16
    • £12

14. Tiles needed = rows × tiles per row + spares. With 8 rows of 12 tiles and 4 spares, how many tiles are needed?

    • 108
    • 96
    • 100
    • 92

15. Double the number, then subtract the original number. What is the result for 7?

    • 14
    • 0
    • 7
    • 21

16. What is the word formula to calculate the area of a rectangle?

    • twice length plus width
    • length times height squared
    • length times width
    • length plus width

17. A cost is 5 × adults + 3 × children + £2 fee. What is the cost for 2 adults and 4 children?

    • £26
    • £24
    • £20
    • £22

18. Subtract the price from the amount paid, then divide by the number of items. £50 is paid, the items cost £30 in total and there are 4 items. What is the result?

    • £80
    • £5
    • £30
    • £20

19. A coffee costs £2.40. Three are bought and £10 is paid. What is the change?

    • £7.20
    • £2.40
    • £3.20
    • £2.80

20. What is the result of (a + b) × c when a = 3, b = 5 and c = 4?

    • 23
    • 12
    • 32
    • 17

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