Functional Skill: Maths Level 2

Functional Skills is the name given to the areas of Mathematics (and English and ICT) that are needed when tackling real problems that you may come across in life and work. To help prepare for this, GCSE examinations and Diploma courses are changing to include more questions that focus on these types of problems. Functional Skills tests have also been introduced so that students can prove that they can solve longer, more realistic problems like those we face in real life.

Unit 1: City break - section B

(B) Getting there (Click on hyperlink)

What you need to know

§ Solve problems by comparing the ratio of different values (NA6, p46)

§ Use a formula written in words to solve a problem (NA9, p46)

§ Compare the likelihood of two events using your answers (HD3, p48)

(a) Additional number resources (Click) Ratio 1, Proportion 1
(b) Additional Handling-data resources (Click) Probability basic
(c) Extension exercises: GCSE Maths

What you should focus on

§ Use your answers to pick the best solution to a problem and explain your thinking

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