Functional Skills

Question 1

Tiles

Answer 1

Divide each length by length of tile

Multiply to find result

Question 2

How many OUNCES in 1lb?

Answer 2

16oz

Question 3

How many KILOGRAMS in a gram?

Answer 3

1000g

Question 4

The AREA of a rectangular room is 20m2
The LENGTH is 5m

How is the width calculated?

Answer 4

Divide the AREA by the LENGTH

20/5=4
The WIDTH is: 4 m2

Question 5

Converting a decimal to a percent…

Answer 5

MULTIPLY by 100 or move decimal point 2 places right…

0.375 x 100 = 37.5%

Question 6

How many Mils is 1cl?

Answer 6

10ml

Question 7

How many LITRES is 100cl

Answer 7

1L

1000ml

Question 8

Converting FRACTIONS to a PERCENT?

Answer 8

MULTIPLY by 100
add % sign

2/5 x 100 = 40(%)

Question 9

Converting a FRACTION to a DECIMAL…

Answer 9

DIVIDE top by bottom number…

3/8
3 divided by 8 = 0.375

Question 10

How many MILES in a KILOMETRE?

Answer 10

1.6 Miles

Question 11

Changing FEET to METRES?

Change 24ft x 31ft into metres

Answer 11

Convert to CENTIMETRES first
Divide answer by 100
Or, move decimal point 2 places

1ft = 30cm

24 x 30 = 720cm… 720 / 100 = 7.2
31 x 30 = 930cm… 930 / 100 = 9.3

Question 12

How many INCHES is 2.5cms

Answer 12

1”

Question 13

How many FEET in a MILE?

Answer 13

5280ft

Question 14

How many FEET in a YARD?

Answer 14

3ft

36”

Question 15

How many CENTIMETRES in a FOOT?

Answer 15

30cms

Question 16

How many INCHES in a FOOT?

Answer 16

12”

Question 17

King 
Henry 
Doesn’t 
Usually 
Drink 
Chocolate 
Milk

Answer 17

Kilo
Hecto
Deka 
UNITS = GRAMS, LITRES, METRES
Deci
CentI
Milli

Question 18

RATIO

Share £250 between Paul and Paula in the ratio 2:3

Answer 18

2:3

2+3 = 5
£250 \ 5 = 50

Add RATIOS together

Divide amount by this number to find one share

Then multiply by each ratio

Question 19

How many tins of paint?

Answer 19

Total area of walls DIVIDE by number of m2 the paint covers

Question 20

Pie Charts

Answer 20

DIVIDE total amount by 360

Question 21

MODE

Answer 21

Work out which number occurs the most

Mode = MOST

Question 22

RANGE

Answer 22

SUBTRACT smallest from biggest

Question 23

PERCENTAGE

Answer 23

Amount DIVIDED by 100 x %

Question 24

VOLUME (rectangle)

Answer 24

MULTIPLY cm3

Multiply length x width
Multiply answer by height

Question 25

AREA

Answer 25

MULTIPLY both sides

m2

Question 26

PERIMETER

Answer 26

ADD length of all sides

Question 27

Place Value

Thousands, Hundreds, Tens, Units (ones)

Answer 27

Include ZEROS

• at the end of every whole number is a decimal point
• whether a 4 stands for 4, 40, 400 or 4000 depends on the position of the digit in the number

Question 28

FOUR RULES

Answer 28

Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide

Question 29

ADDING Fractions

3/4 + 1/8

Answer 29

3/4+1/8

Write the factors of the lowest denominator (4)
- this is 2, which is also a factor of 8

Multiply the bottom number 2 x 4 = 8
Multiply the top number. 2 x 3 = 6

Add these to the top of the adjoining fraction 2x3=6+1=7
2x4=8 8=8

Question 30

MEDIAN

Answer 30

Arrange numbers in ascending order
Find the middle number

If 2 middle numbers:
Add them up
Divide by 2

Median = MIDDLE

Question 31

SUBTRACTING Fractions

7/8 - 1/3

Answer 31

7/8 - 1/3
Write the factors of the lowest denominator
- 8+3 are both factors of 24
(the common denominator is 24)(8x3=24)

Multiply the top & bottom
(base the subtraction on the top line)

3x7=21 - 8x1=8
3x8=24. 8x3=24

Question 32

FRACTION Problems

15 out of 50 patients had an x-ray.
What is this fraction in its simplest form?

Answer 32

15/5 = 3
50/5 = 10

Question 33

Changing CENTIMETRES to METRES?

Answer 33

Divide by 100

Question 34

Changing METRES to CENTIMETRES?

Answer 34

Multiply by 100

Question 35

MULTIPLYING Fractions

4/5 x 1/2

Answer 35

Multiply top & bottom

4x1 = 4
5x2 = 10

reduce the fraction 4/10 down to find the lowest common denominator
- use the lowest number (4) to find a number that goes into both (2)

2/4   = 2
2/10 = 5

Question 36

DIVIDING Fractions

4/5 / 1/10

Answer 36

Change 1/10 to 10/1
- then multiply

4 x 10 = 40
5 x 1 = 5

Reduce this down by finding factors of 5 & 40 (5)

40 / 5 = 8
5 / 5 = 1

The result is: 8

Question 37

What is Pi?

Answer 37

3.14

Question 38

Formula for finding the CIRCUMFERENCE of a circle?

Answer 38

C = Pi x d

circumference = pi x diameter

Question 39

Formula for finding AREA of a circle?

Answer 39

A = Pi x r2

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area = pi x radius squared
squared = multiply by itself
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Question 40

Ratio

Divide £679 into the ratio of 4:3

Answer 40

Add ratios together 4+3=7

Divide this by the amount £679
7/679 = £97

Multiply £97 by each amount
4x97 = £388
3x97 = £291