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 C

(C) Where to stay (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 measurements from one unit to another to compare values (SSM4, p47)

(a) Additional number resources (Click) Ratio 1, Ratio 2
(b) Additional algebric resources (Click) Algebra

What you should focus on

§ Work out which information is relevant and use it to solve a problem that has a number of stages.