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Introduction
Target
audience
Overview
Using
the materials
Technical
Accessibility
FAQ
About
KSSP
Appendix
A - Answers
- Communication
- Application of number
Appendix
B
- The Symtel Files
Appendix
C
- Skill
areas comms
Appendix
D
- Skill
areas aon
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Back
to answers - Application of number
Level 1 - Interpreting information - Estimate
proportion
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your skills - set A |
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Question
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11 out of 20
is approximately the same as: |
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Answer:
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B. 50% |
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Question
2:
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A
shopper finds that 9 out of the 30 items she bought had cost
less than £1.
This was approximately: |
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Answer:
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C. 1/3 of the items |
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Question
3:
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A
sale offer says “25% off”.
What proportion of the original price will a customer have
to pay? |
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Answer:
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D. 1/4 |
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Question
4:
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3,000 people were asked whether they chose to
use 'Soapysuds' or 'Greenclean' to do their washing up. 60%
chose 'Greenclean'.
How many people chose 'Greenclean'? |
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Answer:
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D. 1,800 |
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your skills - set B |
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Question
1:
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30% is approximately the same as: |
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Answer:
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B. 1/3 |
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Question
2:
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A
shopper estimates that approximately 25% of the 30 items
she had brought had cost
more than £5.
How many items could this have been? |
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Answer:
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B. 7 |
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Question
3:
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A
sale offer says “25% off”.
What proportion of the original price will a customer have
to pay? |
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Answer:
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D. 3/4 |
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Question
4:
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3,000 people were asked whether they chose to
use 'Soapysuds' or 'Greenclean' to do their washing up. 5/6
of the people chose 'Greenclean'.
How many people chose 'Greenclean'? |
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Answer:
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C. 2,500 |
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