The 6 LANTITE Numeracy topics that appear in almost every test
The LANTITE Numeracy test draws questions from Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability. But within those broad areas, some topics appear far more consistently than others. If you’re short on time, these are the six to prioritise.
1. Fractions, decimals and percentages
This is the single most tested area across every LANTITE Numeracy exam. You need to be fluent converting between forms, calculating percentage increases and decreases, finding a percentage of a quantity, and working with fractions in context. Many questions embed these skills inside a real-world scenario — a budget, a timetable, a comparison — so you need to extract the relevant values and apply the right operation.
2. Rates and ratios
Speed, cost per unit, scale on a map, mixing quantities — rates and ratios appear across a wide range of contexts. The key skill is setting up the relationship correctly, then scaling it appropriately. Practise questions that ask you to find an unknown in a ratio or calculate a rate from a real-world description.
3. Interpreting graphs, tables and charts
A significant portion of the test involves reading and interpreting visual data — bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, frequency tables, two-way tables. Questions typically ask you to read off values, identify trends, make comparisons, or calculate derived statistics. You will almost certainly see at least one population pyramid or two-way table.
4. Averages: mean, median and range
You need to be able to calculate the mean, identify the median in a list, find the range, and understand what these measures tell you about a dataset. Questions often place these in context — the average score of a class, what happens to the mean when a value changes.
5. Area, perimeter and basic measurement
Area and perimeter of rectangles, triangles, and composite shapes appear regularly. So does converting between units — metres to centimetres, litres to millilitres — and reading measurements in context.
6. Probability
Basic probability questions test your understanding of likelihood expressed as a fraction, decimal, or percentage. You also need to understand complementary events and sometimes interpret probability within tables.
Know the format as well as the content
Knowing the topics is necessary but not sufficient. The LANTITE uses specific question styles — multi-step problems, data interpretation, real-world contexts — that feel different from textbook exercises. The best preparation is practising with questions written in the actual LANTITE style. Start your free 14-day trial to access SN Academy’s full question bank and 10 complete practice tests.
