What is
Functional Maths?
Level 1/2
Every day maths
We face lots of maths problems every day – some
simple, some not so simple. Here are some
examples.
The weather…
The temperature yesterday was 4
degrees.
Weather experts say the temperature
will drop by 8 degrees overnight.
What will the temperature be tomorrow?
?
4 – 8 = -4
Going to the cinema…
You and your three friends decide to go
and watch a new movie in 3D.
Tickets cost £7.50
each or a group ticket
for up to four is £25.
Which tickets would be
the cheapest?
?
£7.50 x 4 =£30
Group ticket = £25
Going to the cinema…
You and your three friends decide to go
an watch a new movie in 3D.
You buy two drinks and
three tubs of popcorn.
What is the total cost
for your trip?
Ticket (group) = £25
?
s
Drinks
(2 x £1.99) =£3.98
?
Popcorn (3 x £1.42) £4.26
?
=
£33.24
Total = ?
Time…
The film starts at 19:45 and lasts for 90
minutes.
You have to be home by 21:30, do you
have enough time to watch the film?
19:45 + 90 minutes =21:15
?
Time…
Your dinner will take 25
minutes to cook.
You put the food in at
21:15. What time will
your dinner be ready?
21:25 + 25 minutes =21:50
?
Time…
What time train would you need to catch from Long
Road to be at the Ice Skating Rink before 08:30?
Measuring…
This is a table of equivalent imperial and metric
lengths:
Imperial
Metric
1 inch
2.54 cm
1 foot
12 inches
0.3048 m
1 yard
3 foot
0.9144 m
1 mile
1760 yards
1.6093 km
A cricket pitch is
50 yards wide.
How wide is this in m?
0.9144m x 50 =?
45.72m
What will you learn?
Understanding and using whole
and negative numbers.
What will you learn?
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and
division using a range of strategies.
What will you learn?
Equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.
= 1/10
= 0.10
= 10%
What will you learn?
Ratio
.
What will you learn?
Solving problems requiring
calculation with time, money,
weight, length, capacity and
temperature.
What will you learn?
Using simple formulae.
What will you learn?
Converting units of
measure.
What will you learn?
Calculating area and perimeter in
practical situations.
3.05m
21.12m
What will you learn?
Constructing geometric diagrams,
models and shapes.
What will you learn?
Extracting and interpreting data from
graphs, tables, charts and diagrams.
What will you learn?
Calculating mean, mode,
median and range.
mode =
What will you learn?
Assessing the likelihood of
an event occurring.
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