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Introduction
Target
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Overview
Using
the materials
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FAQ
About
KSSP
Appendix
A - Answers
- Communication
- Application of number
Appendix
B
- The Symtel Files
Appendix
C
- Skill
areas comms
Appendix
D
- Skill
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Back
to answers - Application of number
Level 1 - Carrying out calculations - Rounding
answers
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your skills - set A |
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Question
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payslip shows a person's weekly pay of £218.99.
What is this amount to the nearest £10? |
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D. £220 |
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Question
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A passenger puts his hand luggage on the scales
at an airport check-in. The diagram shows the reading on the
scales.
What is the weight of the luggage correct to 1 kilogram?
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Answer:
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D. 5kg |
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Question
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A floor tiler works out the cost in pounds of
tiling a kitchen floor. His calculator display shows this:
What is the cost to the nearest penny?
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Answer:
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C. £67.81 |
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Question
4:
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man was quoted 71.3674 Euros to the pound (£)
when he went to the bank.
Rounded up to the nearest Euro, this is: |
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Answer:
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A. 71 Euros to the pound |
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your skills - set B |
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Question
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A total of 48,459 competitors finished a marathon.
How many is this to the nearest hundred? |
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Answer:
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D. 48,500 |
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Question
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63,241 people go to a football
match.
Round this number to the nearest thousand |
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Answer:
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A. 63,000 |
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Question
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man wants to buy a new TV costing £479
and uses his calculator to work out the how much he will
have to pay over 24 months. The calculator display shows:
How much will he need to pay per month to the nearest pound?
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Answer:
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A. £20.00 |
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Question
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67,212 people go to a rugby match.
Round this number to the nearest ten thousand. |
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D. 70,000 |
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