Numbers, Decimals, Fractions and Percentages

Overview

Framework:
RQF
Level:
Level 1
Unit No:
A/505/4867
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
30 hours

Assessment Guidance

This unit maps to the Adult Numeracy Core Curriculum in the following areas: N1/L1.1; N1/L1.2; N2/L1.1; N2/L1.2; N2/L1.3; N2/L1.4; N2/L1.8; N2/L1.9; N2/L1.10; N2/L1.12.

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Unit Learning Outcomes

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1 — Be able to work with numbers.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1
    Read and write positive numbers including large numbers.
  • 1.2
    Order and compare positive numbers including large numbers.
  • 1.3
    Recognise negative numbers in practical contexts, for example temperatures.
2 — Be able to work with fractions.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1
    Read and write common fractions and mixed numbers.
  • 2.2
    Order and compare common fractions and mixed numbers.
  • 2.3
    Express one number as a fraction of another, for example 10 as a fraction of 30.
  • 2.4
    Use fractions to find parts of whole number quantities or measurements, for example 2/3 or 3/4.
3 — Be able to work with decimals.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1
    Read and write decimals up to three decimal places.
  • 3.2
    Order and compare decimals up to three decimal places.
4 — Be able to work with percentages.

Assessment Criteria

  • 4.1
    Read and write simple percentages, order and compare simple percentages.
  • 4.2
    Recognise simple percentage increase and decrease.
  • 4.3
    Find simple percentage parts of quantities and measures.
  • 4.4
    Recognise common percentage, fraction and decimal equivalences.
  • 4.5
    Use equivalences to find part or whole number quantities.