Numeracy Problems

Basic Key Skills Builder (BKSB) Test

Students wishing to apply for TAFE and diploma course are usually required to complete the BKSB. It determines your reading and numeracy levels within the Australian Core Skills Framework.  It helps training providers ensure you have the right skills and support to be successful in your course.

Here are some sample numeracy questions:

Question 1

Travis and Sharon need to prepare a draft budget for their daughter Meaghan’s 21st birthday party. With 100 guests invited, they want to keep costs to below $2,000.Based on the costings given below, can they achieve this?

Select one:

Yes

No

Question 2

Sally needs to find someone to fill a five-hour shift at Frank’s Furniture Fiesta. No staff member is allowed to work for more than 38 hours in one week or work more than five days in a row. For every eight hours worked, there is an unpaid one-hour meal break (to total nine hours in the workplace).

Looking at the rosters of the following staff members, who could be asked to fill the shift next Saturday from 12.00–5.00pm?

Select one:

Sue

Emma

Chris

Adam

Question 3

If a loan is taken out for $50,000 at an interest rate of 10% per annum, calculated annually, what is the amount of interest paid after two years if nothing is paid off the principal loan?

Select one:

$10,500

$5,500

$10,000

$5,000