Functional skills maths:
level 2
skill standard:
d)
coverage and range:
understand and use equivalencies between fractions, decimals and percentages.
• understand that fractions, decimals and percentages are different ways of expressing the same thing.
• use fractions, decimals and percentages to order and compare amounts or quantities and to solve practical problems. for example,
what decimal must i multiply by to find the cost after a reduction of 25%? choose to use a fraction, decimal or percentage to work o
vat.
• know how to change fractions to equivalent fractions with a common denominator.
• identify equivalences between fractions, decimals and percentages.
• evaluate one number as a fraction or percentage of another.
• understand that quantities must be in the same units to evaluate and compare.
• add and subtract fractions; add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals and percentages.
• add and subtract using halves, thirds, quarters, fifths and tenths.
• add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals up to three places and check answers in the context of measurements and money, for
example a bill for £32.67 shared equally among three people. 1
1 qca functional skills guidance: amplification of the standards june 2008 qca/08/3700 you are working as an apprentice for the bksb newcastle arena.
the arena has conducted several customer satisfaction surveys. unfortunately, the results of the surveys have been recorded in different
formats.
complete the table so that all surveys have their results shown in decimal, percentage and fractional forms.
survey type
fraction results percentage results decimal results
18
website satisfaction
25
22
booking satisfaction
25
access satisfaction
84%
0.85
facilities satisfaction
%
customer service satisfaction
20
0.12
food satisfaction