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The author focuses especially on weaknesses in numeracy often observed in adults, and in teacher-trainees in particular.
Check-up 3: Decimals and Percentages
Check-up 3: Decimals and Percentages
- A primary school calculates the average (mean) National Curriculum level for the core subjects for their pupils at age 11 to be as follows: English, 4.3; mathematics, 4.195; science, 4.28. Arrange these in order from the lowest to the highest.
- In a secondary school, the proportions of Year 9 pupils achieving level 5 or above in the Key Stage 3 tests last year were 0.76 for mathematics, 0.8 for science and 0.675 for English. Without using a calculator, express these proportions as percentages.
Answers to Check-up 3
- 4.195 (mathematics), 4.28 (science), 4.3 (English).
- 76% for mathematics, 80% for science, 67.5% for English.
Discussion and Explanation of Check-up 3
- To compare a set of numbers written in ...