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It compares non-calculator and calculator question types, covering calculating percentages of quantities, percentage increases and decreases by 5% and multiples, simple interest in amounts using multiples of 5%, and discounts by 5%. 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Calculate percentages of quantities, calculate simple percentage increases and decreases by 5% and multiples thereof | 20% of £30\u003Cbr>The price of a car was £8500 The price increased by 5% What was the price of the car after the increase? | Jim’s hourly rate was £8.50 fora 38 hour week. He gets a 5% increase in his hourly rate. How much in total will he earn for a 38 hour week at this new rate? |  |\n| 18. Calculate simple interest in multiples of 5% on amounts of money | Find the simple interest on £3000 invested for 1 year at 5% | Find the simple interest on £3000 invested for 6 years at 5% . | Use of Premium × Rate ÷ 100 × number of years where'Premium' is the original investment |\n| 19. Calculate discounts in multiples of 5% on amounts of money |  | A dress has a normal price of £29.99 A shop gives a discount of 15% .\u003Cbr>How much money is the discount? |  |\n\nSkills that power potential | Pearson Functional Skills  \nPercentages  \nWhere are the issues  \n• Level 1 specification includes several content references which test percentages (increase, decrease, simple interest) .  \n• Therefore, knowledge of working out the percentage of a whole number or money is essential to a successful performance in the examination.  \n• Learners often divide the given number by percentage or use build up method where they make conceptual errors, e.g. they assume that because dividing by 10 means finding 10% so dividing by 5 means finding 5% .  \n• Also, there is evidence that learners do not use calculators in the calculator section of the paper as the buildup methods are frequently shown there.  \nSkills that power potential | Pearson Functional Skills  \nPercentages  \nWhich is better?  \n• Is it better to use a formula or to use another technique?  \n• What would you do in this question?  \n• Divide by 20?  \n• Percentage needed divided by 100 x original number?  \nSkills that power potential | Pearson Functional Skills  \nPercentages  \nWhich is better?  \n• What problems does this question cause for learners who don’t know the formula?  \nSkills that power potential | Pearson Functional Skills  \nPercentages  \nWhich is better?  \n• What problems does this question cause for learners who don’t know the formula?  \n• What about a question about interest over 1 year or over 5 years?  \nSkills that power potential | Pearson Functional Skills  \nPercentages  \nRead the Question Carefully  \n• Especially with percent increase or decrease.  \nSkills that power potential | Pearson Functional Skills  \nPercentages  \nRead the Question Carefully  \n• Especially with percent increase or decrease.  \nSkills that power potential | Pearson Functional Skills  \nEnd of Presentation","cbCaivBxZNTEg7Dg","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivBxZNTEg7Dg","pdf",489843,"English","# Percentages\n## Typically non-calculator (Section A)\n## Typically calculator (Section B)\n## Skills that power potential\n## Where are the issues\n## Which is better?\n## Read the question carefully","[{\"question\":\"What percentage skills are covered in Level 1 Percentages?\",\"answer\":\"The materials cover calculating percentages of quantities, simple percentage increases and decreases by 5% and multiples, simple interest on money, and discounts in multiples of 5%.\"},{\"question\":\"What is an example of a question typically in the non-calculator section?\",\"answer\":\"One example asks for the price after a 5% increase, such as calculating a car’s new price after the increase.\"},{\"question\":\"What guidance is given to learners when answering percentage questions?\",\"answer\":\"The materials advise learners to read the question carefully, especially for percent increase or decrease, and to avoid common misconceptions about dividing by related values (e.g., 10 vs 5).\"}]","Teaching The Fundamentals - Level 1 Percentages - Percentages | PDF",1792464807,23]