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Appendix A - Answers
- Communications
- Application of number

Appendix B
- The Symtel Files

Appendix C
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Skill areas comms

Appendix D
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Skill areas aon

 

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Carry out calculations – Decimals and percentages

Check your skills - set A

Question 1:

A component that comes from America costs $6.00. Use this exchange rate to calculate the cost of the component in pounds.

Content:

Graphic:

 

Exchange rate on screen: £1.00 = $1.50

Answer:

C.     £4.00

 

 

Question 2:

Use this exchange rate to convert £100 into euros.

 

Content:

Graphic:

 

 

Exchange rate on screen: £1.00 = 1.60

Answer:

D.  €160.00

 

 

Question 3:

Use this exchange rate to convert €320.00 into pounds.

Content:

Graphic: Photo of mobile phone with price tag of €320.00.

Exchange rate on screen: £1.00 = €1.60

 

Answer:

A.     £200.00

 

 

Question 4:

An item costs £300.00 in the UK and 480.00 in Europe. Use this exchange rate to decide which of the following statements is correct.

Content:

Graphic:

Two photos of the same mobile phone on screen. One photo has price tag of £300.00, the other photo has a price tag of €480.00.

Exchange rate on screen: £1.00 = €1.60

Answer:

C.     The mobile phone costs the same in Europe as it does in the UK.

 

 

Check your skills - set B

Question 1:

A component from America costs $9.00. Use this exchange rate to calculate the cost of the component in pounds.

 

Content:

Graphic: Small mobile component

 

Exchange rate on screen: £1.00 = $1.50

 

Answer:

D.     £6.00

 

 

Question 2:

If an item £50.00, use this exchange rate to calculate the price of the item in euros.

Content:

Graphic: mobile phone

 

Exchange rate on screen:  £1.00 = 1.60

Answer:

B.    80.00

 

 

Question 3:

Use this exchange rate to convert €640.00 into pounds.

 

Content:

Graphic: Photo of mobile phone

Exchange rate on screen: £1.00 = €1.60

 

Answer:

A.     £400.00

 

 

Question 4:

An item costs £40.00 in the UK and 70.00 in Europe. Use this exchange rate to decide which of the following statements is correct.

 

Content:

Graphic: One photo has price tag of £40.00; the other photo has a price tag of €70.00.

Exchange rate on screen: £1.00 = €1.60

Answer:

B.     The mobile phone is more expensive in Europe than it is in the UK.

 

 

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Screen 4:

A company wants to sell one of its products in Europe. If the product costs £60.00 in the UK, how much should it cost in Europe?

 

Content:

Graphic:

(Exchange rate on screen)

                        £1.00 = €1.60

 

Answer:

96 or 96.00

60 multiplied by 1.60 is 96

 

 

Screen 6:

The price of car in Europe is 9,600. Use the exchange rate to calculate how much the car will cost in pounds sterling.

Content:

Graphic: Picture of a car with price tag of €9,600.

Exchange rate on screen: £1.00 = €1.60

Answer:

B.    £6,000

9600 divided by 1.60 is equal to 6000.

 

 

 

Screen 8:

Click on the box next to the statement you think is correct.

 

Content:

 

Answer:

C.    If the exchange rate is more than 1, then you’ll get more foreign currency than the pounds you’re changing.