| Check
your skills - set A |
| Question
1: |
VAT
is charged at 17.5%. Convert this into a decimal. Click on the
box next to the answer you think is correct. |
| Content: |
Photo
montage of a selection of phones for sale. Across the photos,
write: VAT 17.5% |
| Answer: |
B.
0.175 |
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| Question
2: |
What
is 0.35 as a percentage? Type your answer into the box. |
| Content: |
Graphic:
0.35 |
| Answer: |
35 |
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| Question
3: |
The
number of employees working for a company is now 1.5 times more
than last year. What is this increase as a percentage? Type
your answer into the box. |
| Content: |
Graphic:
Any photo of factory showing people working. |
| Answer: |
B.
50% |
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| Question
4: |
What
is 0.05 as a percentage? Click on the box next to the answer
you think is correct. |
| Content: |
Graphic:
0.05 |
| Answer: |
C.
5% |
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| Check
your skills - set B |
| Question
1: |
What
is 15.5% as a decimal?Click on the box next to the answer you
think is correct. |
| Content: |
Graphic:
15.5% |
| Answer: |
C.
0.155 |
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| Question
2: |
What
is 0.21 as a percentage? Type your answer into the box. |
| Content: |
Graphic:
0.21 |
| Answer: |
21 |
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| Question
3: |
A
company sold 1.3 times more phones in 2002 than in 2001. What
is this increase as a percentage? Click on the box next to the
answer you think is correct. |
| Content: |
Graphic:
Newspaper headline. Phenomenal rise in phone sales! |
| Answer: |
D.
30% |
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| Question
4: |
What
is 0.2 as a percentage? Click on the box next to the answer
you think is correct. |
| Content: |
Graphic:
Photo of a bin |
| Answer: |
A.
20% |
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| Learn |
| Screen
3: |
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| Content: |
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| Answer: |
Fraction |
Equivalent
fraction |
Decimal |
Percentage |
14/20 |
70/100 |
0.7
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70% |
4/5 |
80/100 |
0.8
|
80% |
17/20 |
85/100 |
0.85 |
85% |
3/5 |
60/100 |
0.6 |
60% |
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| Screen
5: |
31%
of employees are taking a holiday in June. Click on the statement
that illustrates this fact most accurately.When you’re
ready, click here to see if you were right. |
| Answer: |
B.
Almost 1/3 of employees are taking a holiday in June |
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| Screen
7 : |
19%
of households own a cat. Click on the statement that illustrates
this fact most accurately.When you’re ready, click here
to see if you were right. |
| Answer: |
B.
Nearly 1/5 of households own a cat. |
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| Screen
9: |
In
a survey of 20 teenagers, 16 said they would like to be a pop-star.
Click on the statement that illustrates this fact most accurately.When
you’re ready, click here to see if you were right.You’ve
now completed this section, click ‘Return to menu’
to return to the Knowledge bank menu. |
| Answer: |
A.
Just over 75% of teenagers would like to be a pop-star.(Learner’s
should see this text in pop-up) 15 out of 20 is equivalent to
75%. 16 out of 20 is one more than 15 out of 20, so it must
be just over 75%. |
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