This course is designed to develop numerical skills. Learn how to understand and present numbers in different formats. Find out about measurements, accurate and estimated figures.

   60 minutes

At the end of this course the learner will understand:

• what positive and negative numbers are and the difference between them
• how to use decimals, fractions and percentages
• how and where to obtain numerical information and how to make sense of it
• how and when to calculate areas, volume, proportions and ratios
• how and when to convert between measurement systems
• how to work out prices and quantities for both large and small numbers
• how and when to find the mean, mode and median of a set of values
• how to use estimation as a measurement tool and how to check the accuracy
• when to use different methods, such as diagrams or tables, for presenting the same results

   KSUN